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March 3, 2009
Gilbert Parent, Canadian educator and politician, 33rd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (born 1935)
Gilbert Parent
Gilbert "Gib" Parent was a Canadian member of Parliament. He is best known in his role as speaker of the House of Commons between 1994 and 2001.
Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
The speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A member of Parliament (MP), a speaker is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. The speaker's role in presiding over the House of Commons of Canada is similar to that of speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system.