Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be Parliament Speaker
The Canadian province of Manitoba also elected First Nations politician Wab Kinew, the first indigenous leader elected to the role of provincial premier
Canada elected Liberal party lawmaker Greg Fergus as Parliament Speaker on Tuesday, making him the first black man to hold that position in Canadian government.
Also on Tuesday, the first indigenous politician was elected to the be provincial premier in Manitoba.
Fergus was escorted arm in arm into the House of Commons by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, as is tradition.
As speaker of the chamber, his role is to chair House of Commons debates and enforce parliamentary rules while remaining impartial, only voting to break ties.