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This follows the previous speaker's resignation over mistakenly inviting a former Nazi soldier to the country's Parliament...
Canada's House of Commons on Tuesday elected Greg Fergus as its new speaker, making the Liberal Party lawmaker the first Black Canadian to hold the post after the previous speaker quit over unknowingly inviting a former Nazi soldier to parliament...
Without knowing Hunka's full background, Rota publicly recognised him as a veteran soldier for Ukraine and a hero who had emigrated to Canada, prompting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to formally apologize for the gaffe last week...
The role of the speaker comes with a salary boost of almost C$93,000 ($68,000) per year, added to the C$194,600 base salary for a lawmaker, and an official country estate in Quebec's Gatineau Hills.. Published On:..
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