Northern Ontario Liberal Anthony Rota re-elected as Speaker of the House of Commons
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The post of Speaker comes with significant perks in the form of a salary top-up of $85,500 added to the base MP salary of roughly $178,900, along with a country residence.
Northern Ontario Liberal MP Anthony Rota has been re-elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Rota beat six others and won in the ranked ballot vote, held as the first act of business before the House of Commons as Parliament prepared to officially open on Thursday ahead of the throne speech.
It was the first job facing MPs as they returned from five months in their ridings and on the campaign trails, and the return to a second term is a gesture Rota said left him touched.
“This is something I will treasure for the rest of my life,” he told MPs in his first speech.
“I promise that I will be fair and respectful.”
As Speaker, Rota will continue to hold responsibility for interpreting the rules and traditions of the House of Commons and overseeing the daily business and proceedings.
He will not vote except in cases of a tie and will not participate in the partisan debates.
The post also comes with significant perks in the form of a salary top-up of $85,500 added to the base MP salary of roughly $178,900.
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