House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus will once again face a vote seeking to oust him after the deputy Speaker ruled that allegations of partisan behaviour require urgent attention. This stems from a May 21 question of privilege raised by Alberta Conservative MP Chris Warkentin over allegedly partisan advertising used ahead of a constituency event … Read more
The Liberal party apologized to Speaker Greg Fergus Tuesday for using partisan language to advertise his event, after the Opposition Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois called for his resignation. The opposition parties called it yet another display of partisan behaviour from the Speaker of the House of Commons. The latest accusation stems from a post on the … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 15, 2023 12:00 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Speaker of the House of Commons apologized once again on Friday for filming a video played at a partisan event, after a parliamentary committee called on him to show more contrition. Speaker Greg Fergus says … Read more
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus must apologize once again for his controversial video tribute to an Ontario Liberal MPP, a committee probing the matter recommends. Members of Parliament on the Procedure and House affairs committee (PROC) on Thursday stopped short of asking for Fergus to resign from the post he’s held for just over … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 12, 2023 3:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal New Democrats say they won’t be calling for House Speaker Greg Fergus to resign over a video that was shown at a partisan event, but they do endorse a call for him to … Read more
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus says it’s “very clear in hindsight how wrong” his video tribute to an Ontario Liberal MPP was. Fergus made the remark to MPs sitting on the House Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on Monday, which is meeting to decide what punishment, if any, Fergus should face if it … Read more
Members of Parliament sitting on the procedure and House affairs committee will study whether Speaker Greg Fergus broke parliamentary rules with his now-controversial video tribute. The House of Commons voted Wednesday to have that committee probe the matter amid outcry that has clouded Fergus’ role in the non-partisan position he’s held for more than two … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 6, 2023 4:04 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The House of Commons is debating whether to have a committee determine if Speaker Greg Fergus should be punished for a video message he filmed that was played at a political party convention. Fergus apologized for … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2023 1:06 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is apologizing after a video message he filmed for the former interim leader of the Ontario Liberals was played at the party’s convention on the weekend. Fergus delivered the apology … Read more