Who are the Canadian senators?

Answer 1

Senators are Canadians who are at least thirty years old, having at least $4000 of property, appointed to the Senate by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister. Canadian senators review bills passed by the elected House of Commons, and pass them, reject them, or suggest amendments to improve legislation.

Answer 2

Le président du Sénat is the French term for the Speaker of the Senate.

Past Speakers of the Senate have been:

• The Honourable Joseph Cauchon (Independent Conservative)
• The Honourable John Ross (Conservative)
• The Honourable Joseph Cauchon (second term) (Independent Conservative)
• The Honourable Amos Botsford (Conservative)
• The Honourable Joseph Cauchon (third term) (Independent Conservative)
• The Honourable Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (Conservative)
• The Honourable David Christie (Liberal)
• The Honourable Robert Wilmot (Conservative)
• The Honourable Sir David Macpherson (Conservative)
• The Honourable Amos Botsford (second term) (Conservative)
• The Honourable Sir David Macpherson (second term) (Conservative)
• The Honourable William Miller (Liberal-Conservative)
• The Honourable Josiah Plumb (Conservative)
• The Honourable George Allan (Conservative)
• The Honourable Sir Alexandre Lacoste (Conservative)
• The Honourable John Jones Ross (Conservative)
• The Honourable Sir Charles Pelletier (Liberal)
• The Honourable Lawrence Power (Liberal)
• The Honourable Raoul Dandurand (Liberal)
• The Honourable James Kerr (Liberal)
• The Honourable Auguste Landry (Conservative)
• The Honourable Joseph Buldoc (Nationalist Conservative)
• The Honourable Hewitt Bostock (Liberal)
• The Honourable Arthur Hardy (Liberal)
• The Honourable Pierre Blondin (Conservative)
• The Honourable Walter Foster (Liberal)
• The Honourable Georges Parent (Liberal)
• The Honourable Thomas Vien (Liberal)
• The Honourable James King (Liberal)
• The Honourable Elie Beauregard (Liberal)
• The Honourable Wishart Robertson (Liberal)
• The Honourable Mark Drouin (Progressive Conservative)
• The Honourable George White (Progressive Conservative)
• The Honourable Maurice Bourget (Liberal)
• The Honourable Sydney Smith (Liberal)
• The Honourable Jean-Paul Deschatelets (Liberal)
• The Honourable Muriel Fergusson (Liberal)
• The Honourable Renaude Lapointe (Liberal)
• The Honourable Allister Grosart (Progressive Conservative)
• The Honourable Jean Marchand (Liberal)
• The Honourable Maurice Riel (Liberal)
• The Honourable Guy Charbonneau (Progressive Conservative)
• The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc (Liberal)
• The Honourable Gildas Molgat (Liberal)
• The Honourable Daniel Hays (Liberal)
• The Honourable Sen. Noël Kinsella (current) (Conservative)