Mauril Bélanger takes Speaker's chair in 'rare moment of grace' for Parliament

In a moving tribute, parliamentarians saluted the work and courage of Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger Wednesday, honouring him with the opportunity to preside briefly over the House of Commons as its Speaker — a job he aspired to before his diagnosis with ALS last November.

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