House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota leaves Parliament Hill after announcing his resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker Tuesday in a rare mid-session election.
Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre, says this is only the third time in Canadian history that a Speaker didn’t complete their full term.
