Mickey Djuric and Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press

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House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as first Black Canadian Speaker

House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as first Black Canadian Speaker

OTTAWA - Greg Fergus first came to the House of Commons as a page, sitting at the foot of the Speaker's chair and serving water to MPs -- only one of whom is still a sitting member of Parliament.