Francis Scarpaleggia

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Francis Scarpaleggia (born June 6, 1957) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 40th speaker of the House of Commons since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Lac-Saint-Louis since 2004. Prior to becoming Speaker, he was chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development and previously served on a variety of House of Commons committees; namely, the committees on Public Safety, Canadian Heritage, Transport, and Government Operations and Estimates. He was also chair of the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform, a committee created pursuant to a 2015 Liberal election platform commitment on electoral reform. In 2024, he served on the Special Joint Committee Medical Assistance in Dying mandated to study "the degree of preparedness attained for a safe and adequate application of medical assistance in dying where mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition." From 2011 to...

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