New speaker, same old Chamber?

We’ve all seen what happens when Parliament doesn’t work. Congratulations, and good luck, to Speaker Scarpaleggia—you’re going to need it.

Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, drag newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia to the Speaker’s chair—a tradition from British history where Speakers risked beheading if they reported unfavourable news to the King. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

May 28, 2025

It’s finally happened. After months of filibuster, prorogation, dissolution, and election campaigning, Parliament is back in session. What a long, strange road it’s been.

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