‘We don’t know each other’: House Speaker on what he thinks is driving a downturn in decorum

As House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus pushes on with his plans to try to

November 18, 2023

As House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus pushes on with his plans to try to improve parliamentary decorum, he's citing scripted speeches creating a 'false polarization' and a sense that MPs don't 'know each other' enough as contributing factors to the current state of debate. Fergus said one way he's going to try to combat these factors, is by inviting MPs to dinner.