‘Suspended animation’: acting assignments pile up within House administration

Five key roles within the House of Commons administration are currently filled on an acting basis; meanwhile, the Senate has had a series of interim clerks since 2015.

The Speaker's Parade—featuring new House Speaker Greg Fergus, centre, and acting House clerk Eric Janse, third from right—enters the House of Commons Chamber on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 18, 2023

Acting appointments are stacking up within the House of Commons administration, from the clerk of the Chamber to now both deputy clerks and beyond. Sources familiar with the roles point to the government’s appointments backlog as part of the cause, warning that delays in f...

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