Who Has Entered the Election to Be the Next House Speaker?

A handful of MPs say they intend to make their case about why they should be given the role as the next Speaker of the House.

House Speaker Anthony Rota admonishes Public Health Agency of Canada President Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on June 21, 2021, for failing to provide documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Following the resignation of Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House, members of Parliament are set to vote on Oct. 3 on the MP who will take over the role.

The Speaker is elected by MPs to preside over House of Commons business by acting as a fair and impartial mediator, maintaining order during proceedings and presiding over question period, when the government is held to account for its policies and conduct.