Speaker Fergus Rules the Issue of Foreign-Colluding MPs Can’t Be Prioritized in House Business

Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus during question period on Sept. 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

House Speaker Greg Fergus has ruled that conditions haven’t been met to prioritize the issue of MPs colluding with foreign powers in House of Commons business.

Fergus delivered the ruling in the House on Sept. 23 in response to NDP MP Jenny Kwan raising a question of privilege in June, with regard to the release of a bombshell report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP).