Speaker gets the last word
By Beatrice Paez Apr. 12, 2019
Plus, the Conservatives' longest-serving MP, Rob Nicholson, announced this week he won't be seeking re-election in October.
House Speaker Geoff Regan on Thursday ruled that he can't make the call on whether the law was breached when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau booted Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott without holding a caucus vote. Ms. Philpott earlier this week called on the Speaker to make a determination. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
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