Comment on this storyComment Canada’s House of Commons voted in Greg Fergus as its first Black speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of the previous speaker, who had invited a Nazi veteran to Parliament. Fergus, a member of the Liberal Party representing Hull-Aylmer in Quebec, was elected as the 38th House speaker in a secret … Read more
Canada’s House of Commons has elected a Black Canadian as its new speaker, a first Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus smiles in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s House … Read more
TORONTO — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of Commons on Friday, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation when Speaker Anthony Rota … Read more