It took 5 ballots, but they did it. The members of the 40th parliament of Canada has chosen Liberal MP The Hon. Peter Milliken (Kingston and the Islands), once again (for the fourth time), to be the servent of the house and the bipartisan moderator for the circus that is minority parliament. The fact that Peter has been elected twice as an opposition member to the speaker's chair says a lot. First elected to the house in 1988, he is a veteran MP and well respected by many in all parties.
Even though Milliken, in his 5-min "campaign speech" for Speaker, said that disorder is inevitable in a minority, let's hope the 40th Parliament isn't as soap opera-ish as the 39th. (Despite the fact that us bloggers and junkies love political drama).
Many said he wasn't going to survive today's vote... but he did it. Congratulations!
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