Put the spotlight on bad behaviour in the House

More video angles could curb heckling.

This scene is all CPAC viewers could see of Conservative MP Blake Richards being kicked out of the House for excessive heckling on Nov. 30. House Speaker Geoff Regan, pictured in the Speaker's chair, asked the sergeant-at-arms to remove Mr. Richards, who is out of camera view. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY JANE HILDERMAN, MIKE MORDEN

December 13, 2017

Two weeks ago, Conservative Member of Parliament Blake Richards was “named” by the House Speaker and ejected for excessive heckling. It was the first time an MP has been ejected from the House in 15 years. Speaker Geoff Regan has shown a willingness to keep a tighter leash on the debate, which ...

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