New House sergeant-at-arms named, but expert says delay adds to questions over new process

'I really don’t have a reason why it would have taken that period of time to have this nailed down,' says former sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers on the naming of his successor.

Patrick McDonell, pictured carrying the mace and leading the House Speaker's parade in his role as acting sergeant-at-arms, permanently took over the post on July 1, more than four years after it was vacated in January 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 10, 2019

Four years after the position was vacated, the House of Commons finally has a new sergeant-at-arms, with Patrick McDonell, who’d acted in the role since January 2015, stepping in permanently. However, experts question the delay, suggesting improvements are needed to the Liberal government’s appo...

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