Former Liberal David Emerson defects to Tories (Canada)

"If Harper apoints a DPer to be speaker ..."

Just to clarify, for the past couple of decades the position of Speaker has been filled via a secret vote in the House.
Accordingly, it's quite likely the position will be filled by someone from the Opposition Benches.

Given both their small numbers & lack of appeal to Tories & supposed right-of-center Liberals, the selection of a Dipper is pretty unlikely.

Not that this is certain but, perhaps watch for the CPC Caucus to kill more than one bird with a single stone by backing the "lesser of evils" Liberal knowing full well that doing so will only further stir the factionalism pot within that Caucus. (... snicker!)

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