In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave ...

The last Speaker, Mark Fergus, will face off against half a dozen contenders when Parliament returns Monday to vote on who will take the job.

The speaker of the House of Commons has kept nearly 300 gifts, including skincare sets, presents for his pets and dozens of bottles of alcohol, over the last four years. The man charged with ...

Most MPs have voted in favour of the second part of the Liberals’ one Canadian economy act, which grants the government ...

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey once again came up short in his bid to become Speaker of the House of Commons, as MPs elected Quebec Liberal Francis Scarpaleggia to the role on Monday. The election ...

In these times of political turmoil, when democracy is under challenge, the use of the Speaker’s ‘soft power’ is particularly important.

Newly elected MPs will vote by secret ballot when Parliament returns today to decide who will become the next Speaker of the House of Commons.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

OTTAWA – Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday — after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of ...