Ok would you people PLEASE get your election shit together

[Bernardo de La Paz]

39. Lame ducks can work the other way too, against Democrats. But re Canada, not quite like you say

I have not found a reference to "40 days". Elections can be called any time and must have at least 36 days for campaigns (typically not much more than that) and Parliament is dissolved during that time. In the US, there is little or no legislative activity during a similar period leading up to the vote in November.

Nor have I found a reference to "not resuming for a month". A new cabinet can be formed any time and Parliament can proceed. There is no lame duck period. One Parliament is dissolved and about six weeks later a new one comes into being. No lame duck in between.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/our-procedure/ParliamentaryCycle/c_g_parliamentarycycle-e.html

Opening of a Parliament or Session
The opening of a Parliament follows a general election. It is also the opening of the first session of that Parliament. Two procedures—the swearing-in of members and the election of the Speaker—distinguish it from the opening of subsequent sessions. Each session is opened by a new Speech from the Throne, read in the Senate by the Governor General (or the Sovereign).

In the case of the 44th Parliament (2021), there was a period of about two months after the election, but I haven't found anything mandating a time period.

The 44th Canadian Parliament is the session of the Parliament of Canada which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September 2021. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November 2021