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Lane says while he’d love to be Speaker, there’s something even bigger at play. He made a promise to his constituents to be a strong voice to keep government accountable. If he accepted the Speaker’s position, he would effectively be muzzled.
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Electing an independent or opposition MHA as speaker would create a de-facto majority for the Liberal government, since the speaker votes with the government on matters of confidence in the Westminster system.
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