Making a mark: Speaker Fergus’ bid to improve decorum in the House

The Speaker recently circulated a draft proposal outlining how existing House rules around parliamentary recognition will be applied, which could be released as soon as this week.

House Speaker Greg Fergus in his second-floor West Block office on Nov. 15, seated in front of a stylized portrait of the Commons Chamber by Anthony Batten. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 22, 2023

New House Speaker Greg Fergus has hit the ground running in his campaign to improve decorum in the Commons, with one set of guidelines already laid out and further discussions in the works around how he’ll apply the rules that govern recognition in the Chamber, both for MP...

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