Members of Parliament have imposed a $1,500 fine on Speaker Greg Fergus for using House of Commons resources for a partisan video that aired at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention last year.
MPs on the Board of Internal Economy – the governing body for the House of Commons that controls Parliament’s spending and adjudicates disputes – voted unanimously to fine Fergus for his video tribute to departing Liberal interim leader John Fraser.
The $1,500 fine was the highest amount the committee considered. Although some MPs argued for a lower fine, Bloc Quebecois MP Claude DeBellefeuille argued for the higher amount because of
