Politics Briefing: Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected Speaker of the House of Commons

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Hello, Liberal MP Greg Fergus has been elected Speaker of the House of Commons. The member for Hull-Aylmer across the Ottawa River from the nation’s capital, is the first Black person and person of colour be Speaker. He was first elected in 2015. After being voted in Tuesday by MPs, Fergus was ceremonially dragged to his chair in the Commons by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre. Fergus succeeds Anthony Rota who stepped down after paying tribute to a man who fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. The acknowledgement came during a speech...