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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.”

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,...

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.

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...

From the streets of Halifax to budding social entrepreneur, we catch up with local success story Fergus Dearden.

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.

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.

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...

Two House of Commons committee meetings dragged on for hours last week as Liberal MPs filibustered opposition efforts to reopen their investigations into the WE Charity affair. The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson discusses with Conservative MP Michael Barrett, NDP MP Matthew Green and Liberal MP Greg Fergus what each party’s end game really is.

During Wednesday’s question period, Conservative MPs called on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his parliamentary secretary, Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus, to resign after Fergus was found to have broken ethics laws by writing a letter supporting a television channel’s application to the CRTC for mandatory carriage. Government House Leader Mark Holland defended Trudeau’s parliamentary...

Liberal MP Greg Fergus and NDP MP Matthew Green join Mercedes Stephenson for a discussion about racism in Canada.

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.

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...

Tue, Apr12: Victor Boyle and Fergus Keyes of the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation drop by the Morning News to talk about the “Saving the Famine Irish” exhibition at the Centaur Theatre.

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;...

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...

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...

On June 23, an SECU meeting was held in the House of Commons in Ottawa to discuss systemic racism in policing in Canada. MP Greg Fergus asked RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki if systemic racism exists in the RCMP.

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...

On Thursday, Liberal MP Greg Fergus said Viola Desmond’s “courageous acts” and fights for her rights for all Afro-Canadians has made the country a more “just society.”