MPs voted late Wednesday to have the House procedures committee examine Speaker Greg Fergus’ appearance in a video shown at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention last weekend.
In the video, Fergus paid tribute to former Ontario Liberal interim leader John Fraser. The video was recorded in the Speaker’s office while Fergus was wearing his Speaker’s robes.
Both the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois say they want Fergus to resign because his appearance at a partisan event has put his impartiality into question.
On Monday, Fergus apologized for the fact that the video was used at a partisan event, but maintained that it was meant
