Greg Fergus Will Stay on as Speaker as Tories Continue Calling for Him to Resign

The House of Commons has voted to let Greg Fergus keep his job as Speaker, nearly two months after the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois called for him to resign. Those calls came after Mr. Fergus was shown giving a video tribute to the outgoing interim leader of the Ontario Liberals at a party event in December. Mr. Fergus was wearing his Speaker robes, and recorded the video in his office, and opposition MPs said that led them to question his impartiality in the House. The House procedure and affairs committee studied the issue before the holidays. Liberal and NDP members of the committee recommended that Mr. Fergus stay on as Speaker, apologize, and pay back Parliament for using its resources to make the video....