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Immigration Minister Marc Miller told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to “grow a pair” and get security clearance during question period on Thursday. House Speaker Greg Fergus requested Miller to withdraw his comment, which Miller agreed to do and described Poilievre as “all flannel and no axe.”

House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus said before question period on Monday that he expects members of Parliament to behave better than they did last week, when an exchange between two party leaders got so heated one MP thought it may actually come to physical blows. Fergus’s warning comes after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stepped...

Opposition House Leader Andrew Scheer said Liberals had “paralyzed Parliament” by refusing to hand over documents to the RCMP, despite a ruling to do so by House Speaker Greg Fergus. The House as a result has been seized with a debate over documents related to a now-defunct foundation responsible for dolling out hundreds of millions...

House Speaker Greg Fergus indicated during question period on Thursday that he docked three questions from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a penalty, after Poilievre declined to withdraw comments from a heated House of Commons exchange last week. NDP MP Heather McPherson also raised concern regarding a controversial comment made by a Conservative MP during...

The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois are calling for House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign. He was elected as a Liberal MP, but is supposed to be neutral in his current role. David Akin explains what Fergus is being accused of, and how the Liberals and NDP are reacting.

A Singapore Airlines flight heading from London to Singapore made an emergency landing in Bangkok after hitting severe turbulence. One passenger, a 73-year-old man suspected of having a heart condition, died. What the terrified passengers and crew endured during the mid-air scare; what causes clear-air turbulence; and why it’s expected to increase. The Conservatives and...

History was made in the House of Commons after Speaker Greg Fergus expelled Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for refusing to withdraw a statement calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko.” David Akin looks at how the Tories are doubling down instead of backing down; how that remark compares to other tense moments in previous Parliaments;...

Four people have died, including a baby and their grandparents, after a major crash caused by a high-speed police chase through oncoming traffic on Highway 401 east of Toronto. How the tragedy is raising questions about how police pursuits should be balanced against public safety. History was made in the House of Commons after Speaker...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was kicked out of the House of Commons during question period on Tuesday after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko.” Fergus then said the Conservative leader was disregarding the authority of the chair, ordering the Conservative leader to withdraw from parliament for the remainder of the day.

During question period in the House of Commons on Wednesday, debate was interrupted by protesters loudly chanting “Free Palestine,” and stopping the session. House Speaker Greg Fergus recessed question period, while the protesters were removed from the chamber.

Speaking at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Monday, House Speaker Greg Fergus apologized “unreservedly” to colleagues and all Canadians for a controversial video message. Fergus appeared in an official capacity in a partisan video tribute to the outgoing interim leader of the provincial Liberal Party, John Fraser, shown at the Ontario Liberal Convention....

After only two months on the job, House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is facing calls to resign over a controversial video he made for John Fraser, the Ontario Liberal party’s former interim leader. David Akin reports on what Fergus is accused of doing by opposition MPs, his apology, and the committee now considering his...

A coalition of Black community groups is standing by Greg Fergus as he faces calls to step down as speaker of the House of Commons. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

The federal government has unveiled the Canadian Dental Care Plan, which will eventually help about nine million Canadians who do not have private dental insurance. Who’s eligible, what will be covered, what won’t be, the concerns from the dental industry, and when the program will be available. A senior government source tells Global News the...

Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer raised a question of privilege in Ottawa on Monday, after House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus apologized for a video message he recorded to thank the departing interim Ontario Liberal leader, which was played at the provincial party’s leadership convention on the weekend. NDP MP Peter Julian said he was...

Liberal MP Greg Fergus has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing Anthony Rota, who stepped down after celebrating a Ukrainian veteran who served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Mackenzie Gray reports on what Fergus had to say about his new role, and the challenges he’ll...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated newly-elected House Speaker Greg Fergus on Tuesday for becoming the first Black person to hold the role. He remarked that “this should be inspiring for all Canadians,” including children who aspire to be politicians one day.

Liberal MP Greg Fergus has been elected the first Black House Speaker in Canada on Tuesday following Anthony Rota’s resignation. In a quirky tradition for every new Speaker, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre playfully dragged Fergus to the podium to make his first remarks in the role.

Newly-elected House Speaker Greg Fergus kicked off Tuesday’s question period with a joke, after being voted in to take on the Speaker role of Canada’s parliament earlier that day. “Colleagues, before we begin my first question period, please treat me like that new car. Don’t give it a dent on the first day,” Fergus said,...

History has been made on both Parliament Hill and Capitol Hill. First, Liberal MP Greg Fergus is the new Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing Anthony Rota, who stepped down after celebrating a Ukrainian veteran who served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War. The light-hearted and serious comments Fergus made about...