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Ailing Grit MP Bélanger gets turn in House Speaker’s chair, MPs cry

Longtime Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, who suffers from ALS, makes his way to the House of Commons on Wednesday to be acting Speaker, as colleagues cheer him on. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

March 14, 2016

Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger got the chance last week to temporarily do the job he wanted before dropping out of the running last year after learning he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrigh's disease. His House colleagues gave him the chance to be actin...

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