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New Nunavut Speaker

On November 17, Tununiq MLA Joe Enook was acclaimed as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "Lets get to work," Mr. Enook said, after assuming his duty as chair of the forum where the territory's premier and cabinet were also selected. He formally took the Speaker's chair on November 21 at the beginning of the first sitting of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.

Formerly the Chair of the Baffin Divisional Board of Education, Vice-President of Nunavut Operations for the Nunasi Corporation, and Executive Assistant to the President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Mr. Enook has also held positions in the travel and tourism industry.

Previously elected to the 3rd and 4th Legislative Assemblies, Mr. Enook had served as the Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole.

Outside of the legislature, Mr. Enook's interests include reading, sports and camping. He lives with his partner is Mary D. Kilabuk.

New British Columbia Speaker

On September 8, Abbotsford South MLA Darryl Plecas was acclaimed as the new Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The position had been vacant since Speaker Steve Thomson resigned on June 29 following the defeat of the Liberal government on a non-confidence motion.

Plecas's decision to seek the speakership was met with a mixture of joy and dismay among his colleagues in the Assembly. Having been re-elected to a second-term as a Liberal MLA in the 2017 election, he was expelled from the party on September 9. Party officials said the expulsion was in response to "repeated promises and assurances that he would not" seek the Speaker's position under an NDP minority government.

Premier John Horgan...