Crowded field of candidates expected in House Speaker’s election on Oct. 3

To elect the new House speaker, MPs will vote in person using a ranked ballot system.

Nine people are so far in the running to be the House Speaker: Liberal MPs Alexandra Mendès, top left, Stéphane Lauzon, Greg Fergus, Peter Schiefke, and Sean Casey; Conservative MPs Chris D’Entremont and Tom Kmiec; NDP MP Carol Hughes; and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photographs courtesy of Facebook and the House of Commons

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BY ABBAS RANA

September 29, 2023

At least nine candidates are so far running for the House’s top job, which carries a salary of $274,500, after former House Speaker Anthony Rota was forced to resign on Sept. 26.

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