Bruce-Grey-Owen sound MPP Bill Walker has been appointed Deputy Premier of the Ontario Legislature.
The Legislature resumed sitting on Monday, October 4th with the speech from the throne, and today Walker was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House.
The Speaker of the House presides over proceedings of the Legislative Assembly. The Deputy Speaker assumes the chair in the House in the absence of the Speaker..
Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott has been serving as Speaker since the election of the current government. The other Deputy Speakers are NDP MPP’s Lisa Gretzky, Jennifer French and Percy Hatfield.
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