Liberal MP Greg Fergus Elected New Speaker of the House

The Speaker’s role is to ensure that question period is conducted in a civil manner while defending the right of all MPs to be heard in debate.

Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus is escorted into the House of Commons by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The House of Commons has elected Liberal MP Greg Fergus to be the next Speaker of the House.

“We need to make sure that we treat each other with respect, that we show Canadians the example because there can be no dialogue unless there’s a mutual understanding of respect,” Mr. Fergus said during his acceptance speech on Oct. 3.