#HouseOfCommons elects #Liberal #MP #GregFergus as first #Black #Canadian #Speaker
Greg Fergus first came to the House of Commons as a page, sitting at the foot of the Speaker's chair and serving water to MPs — only one of whom is still a sitting member of #Parliament (…) now tasked with restoring confidence in the chamber in a role that Fergus described as a continuation of his "lifelong love" of Parliament. #politics #Canada #BlackMastodon
https://www.thestar.com/politics/house-of-commons-elects-liberal-mp-greg-fergus-as-first-black-canadian-speaker/article_a647846b-4321-548b-a914-4603c87e1ade.amp.html
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