Federal
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the House from among its members
- Exact method
- A member of Parliament chosen by the House at the start of each Parliament to preside in the Speaker's absence.
- Chosen by
- House of Commons
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Tom Kmiec since May 2025
Report Source: ourcommons.ca,
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Sources
- ourcommons.ca · checked Position title as recorded by the House of Commons (members' role lists, https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/<PersonId>/xml), read 2026-10-11. For: Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole
- ourcommons.ca · checked Current position and start date from the member's House of Commons role list (read 2026-10-11). For: Tom Kmiec, current term
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