Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

'The ball is now in Mr. Fergus’ court,' said a Bloc Québécois spokesperson, adding that the Speaker 'lacks the impartiality and judgement necessary to this role.'

House Speaker Greg Fergus appears at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee last month. He said 'should never have recorded that video, not in the Speaker's uniform, not in the Speaker's office and not for a friend who is an active politician.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

January 12, 2024

House Speaker Greg Fergus intends to regain the trust of his fellow parliamentarians when the Lower Chamber resumes sitting later this month following the controversy over his appearance in a video played at a partisan event back in December, but the second- and third-larges...

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