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Somewhat! When has that man ever admitted to a mistake or apologized to anyone or for anything? He isn’t egocentric, he’s an egomaniac. Donald Trump is the biggest threat to your democracy since the Civil War.

Still, all Trump loves is Trump.

All Trump loves is Trump.

They can try to influence their own caucus, that's all. The speaker's job is to make sure parliamentary rules are followed, as long as they do their job it shouldn't matter what party they are from. I don't know how he was appointed interim, the deputy speaker is a Conservative and the two assistant deputies are NDP and Liberal.

Because they have seen the grifter in action longer than anyone.

It's amazing how many stupid people get elected.

In the present situation, the Liberals would be smart to back a non Liberal speaker. I see a Bloc MP has been appointed interim speaker.

Many Liberals may not like it but if the NDP and CPC decided to back Hughes, it wouldn't matter because the Liberals are a minority. Those same many Liberals would have no control over how other Liberals vote in a secret ballot. The speaker is Parliament's animal, it is up to Parliament to fix it. Obviously their vetting system is not adequate.

Because they know him better than anyone.

Why do you think insults help you do that. Seems to me it does the opposite.

And what does it get you other than some sort of self satisfaction, because it certainly isn't respect? A personal insult is not an argument, it is just an insult.

How can he know how they voted if it is a secret ballot? That's the point of it being secret. It's one of the few times an MP can vote according to their own conscience. I agree that the Justice Minister should be impartial and Trudeau was wrong to interfere. The speaker is not the government's employee, he is Parliament's employee. When will that sink in.

Do you have a better way? For the last time, the speaker is not part of cabinet, nor does he answer to the cabinet or the PM. He owes his position to parliament, no one else. For a PM to penalize a speaker for not following the party line would be even dumber than the stunt Rota pulled. It would be right up there with Jan 6 and political suicide to anyone but the most rabid partisans. Trudeau is an ass but this one is not on him.

I'll only say it one more time, the speaker is chosen an elected by parliament in a secret ballot. He is responsible to no one but parliament. The PM has nothing to do with it. The Justice Minister is supposed to be independent but is still a PM appointment, the speaker is not. The PM can appoint and fire a justice minister, he cannot appoint and fire a speaker.

He could have been from any party. It is essential that the speaker should be neutral. The Justice Minister is a PM appointee, the PM has nothing to do with choosing the speaker and that is the way it should be. The PM can't even invoke party discipline when it comes to voting for the speaker because it is a secret ballot.

No, the speaker is not a government appointee or part of the government, they are chosen and elected by MP's in a secret ballot. The speaker is supposed to be neutral and beholden to no one except parliament. The PM has no jursidiction over the speaker. He could eject Rota from the Liberal party but he would still be the speaker until parliament decided otherwise. The Liberals have been guilty of sloppiness when it comes to vetting people but this one was not on the government.

Probably not but I still maintain no PM would resign over this.

Sounds like a real hell hole.

This trial had nothing to do with the FBI. The trial may be delayed but now they know what claims they will have to defend against. Dream on.

Of course not.

True but their job is to vet people on security, not make political judgements. I do question if no one advised the speaker on this guys actually background and if not, why not.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-finds-trump-liable-fraud-new-york-civil-case-2023-09-26/ The Grifter in Chief loses again.

Since active moderation has ceased on this site, personal insults have become the norm. I am reluctant to engage with people who think that is carrying on some kind of a debate.

The speaker is independent of the government, they are elected by parliament in a secret ballot. Any MP can run, regardless of party. The guest list was given to the House protocol office, again, nothing to do with the government and shared with corporate security. I doubt this guy was considered a security threat. The speaker is totally parliament's animal and not subject to government interference in doing their job.

Rota just resigned. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/speaker-anthony-rota-resignation-1.6978422