The sun catches the Canadian flag as it flies at half mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa. Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will lie in state for two days before his funeral in Montreal on Saturday.
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Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew's party won a majority government in this week's provincial election.
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Kinew becomes the first premier-designate in history to be First Nations.
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A historic election night in Manitoba.
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The province will see its first elected female premier or First Nations premier.
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Power & Politics is live tonight from Winnipeg.
Liberal MP Greg Fergus has been elected the new Speaker of the House of Commons — and his first challenge will be to help Parliament turn the page on the embarrassing Yaroslav Hunka incident.
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Fergus, who represents the Quebec riding of Hull-Aylmer near Ottawa, is the first Black Speaker of the Commons. He was picked by his colleagues through a secret ranked-ballot vote.
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In his pitch for the job, Fergus vowed to improve the decorum in the Commons — something past Speakers have also promised with little success.
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Debates in the chamber routinely include nasty partisan bickering. MPs also often flout the rules and heckling is a common tactic, particularly in question period.
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"Respect and decorum — I'm going to be working hard on this and I need all your help to make this happen," Fergus said in his first remarks from the Speaker's chair after being elected.
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"Respect is a fundamental part of what we do here. We need to make sure that we treat each other with respect and we show Canadians that example. There can be no dialogue unless there's a mutual understanding of respect."
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Anthony Rota resigns as Speaker after inviting former Ukrainian soldier with Nazi ties to Parliament
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All the reaction, coming up tonight on Power & Politics.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned speech to parliamentarians Friday calling on Canada and other western allies to stick by his country through the long, bloody road to victory.
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He addressed a joint meeting of the Canadian Parliament Friday following meetings in the United States, where he appealed for more weapons and rebuked Russia before the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
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"Life and justice must prevail," Zelenskyy told the House of Commons in a speech that received at least a dozen standing ovations.
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"When we call on the world to support us, it is not just about an ordinary conflict. It is about saving the lives of millions of people. Literally physical salvation, ordinary women and men, children, our families, whole communities, entire cities. Russia's destruction of Mariupol or Bakhmut or any other city must not go unpunished."
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Read more from Murray Brewster at cbc.ca/politics
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Live from the foyer with Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc
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Parliamentarians returned today from summer break, while the Prime Minister drops a news bombshell, accusing India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader.
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