House Speaker Survives Latest Attempt by Tories to Force Resignation

Greg Fergus makes a Speaker's Statement before Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position.

The effort to oust Fergus failed by a vote of 142-168 after the NDP sided with the Liberals, with both accusing the Conservatives of undermining democracy and its independent institutions.