Speaker Schedules Opposition Motions After Tories Opt Against Own Non-Confidence Vote

Speaker Schedules Opposition Motions After Tories Opt Against Own Non-Confidence Vote
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The House of Commons Speaker has intervened to end a parliamentary impasse, ruling that members of Parliament must debate and vote on opposition motions and government spending before returning to a Conservative filibuster that has dragged on for two months.

Speaker Greg Fergus made the ruling Monday afternoon as a deadline for those motions and spending votes to happen just one week away.