1103 – Andrew Scheer, Tory MP from Regina, will not turn 30 until next Ma
y but he believe he's ready to assume the Speaker's chair. He may be young but he's going all the way back to 1642 in his speech, when King Charles was getting ornery about the young British Parliament. “The speaker must be impartial, fair and non-partisan.” He was an assistant deputy speaker in the last Parliament and acknowleges that he learned the rules at the knee of master Milliken. “We all have the same goal. We all want Canada to be a better place. ” He says if MPs remembered that, committees and the House would work better. Scheer does a little bit of French at the end. His French isn't great but he's ready to learn.
1107 Merv Tweed is the last to speak. He starts out speaking French, reading off of a prepared text. Tweed is the Tory from Brandon-Souris and a former provincial cabinet minister. “Over the last several years, we've experienced a severe decline in decorum in this wonderful Chamber.” Tweed says that this is an important job for the pursuit of democracy in Canada. “I will commit every hour of my day to this position.”
That's it. They're now voting. See you in an hour.