Federal
Speaker of the Senate
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- A senator appointed Speaker by the Governor General (by instrument under the Great Seal), on the advice of the Prime Minister. Presides over the Senate.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Raymonde Gagné since May 2023
Report Source: sencanada.ca,
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Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Constitution Act, 1867, s. 34: the Governor General may by instrument under the Great Seal appoint a senator to be Speaker of the Senate. For: Speaker of the Senate
- sencanada.ca · checked Senate of Canada, Biography of the Speaker (appointed Speaker 2023-05-12). For: Raymonde Gagné, current term