‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs said they appreciated Greg Fergus' efforts, while Tory MP Michael Cooper he doesn't see a solution because 'I don't think there's a problem.'

House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG

October 30, 2023

Since the newly-elected House Speaker's speech last week on upholding decency in the House of Commons, MPs say they would like to see the Chamber return to a measure of decorum—and some MPs are hopeful Greg Fergus is up to the job.

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