House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position.
Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus appears as a witness at a House of Commons standing committee on procedure and house affairs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
They insist Fergus is too partisan after several incidents including his decision last month to expel their leader, Pierre Poilievre, from the House after he called the prime minister a "wacko." Manitoba Conservative MP James Bezan said earlier Tuesday that the Speaker has lost the goodwill and trust of the House.
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said the Opposition vote was meant to delay government work and create distrust in democratic institutions.
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