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The Governor General prorogued the Second Session of the 40th Parliament on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.
Prorogation is the ending of a parliamentary session. For further information, please consult the Prorogation of Parliament section of the Compendium of House of Commons Procedure.
The Speech from the Throne, which will open the Third Session of the 40th Parliament, is scheduled to be read on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
The Governor General represents the Crown in Canada and therefore plays an important role in the parliamentary process. For information about the Governors General of Canada, please visit the Governors General of Canada section or the Governor General Web site www.gg.ca.
For general enquiries about Canadian government services please visit www.canada.gc.ca.
The main responsibility of the office of the Senate Ethics Office is to advise Senators on how to meet their obligations under the Conflict of Interest Code. For additional information, you can visit our website at www.parl.gc.ca/seo-cse.
Please visit the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s Web site for details on her mandate, the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, the Conflict of Interest Act, the public registries for Reporting Public Office Holders and Members of the House of Commons and other information.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) of the Library of Parliament provides budget-related analysis to Parliament and parliamentarians. For details on the PBO mandate, services and analysis already online, please visit http://www.parl.gc.ca/pbo-dpb.
