  the speaker of the house of commons of canada () is the presiding officer of the lower house of the parliament of canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow members of parliament (mps). the speaker's role in presiding over canada's house of commons is similar to that of speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the westminster system (see speaker of the house of commons). the current speaker is andrew scheer. ==purpose== thumb|left|the chamber of the house of commons; the speaker's chair is front and centre in the room. in canada it is the speaker's responsibility to manage the house of commons and supervise its staff. it is also the speaker's duty to act as a liaison with the senate and the crown. he is to rule over the house and have the government answer questions during the question period as well as keep decorum with the house. the speaker of the house of commons receives a salary of about $230,000 cad and has use of the official residence, the farm, an estate located at kingsmere in gatineau park, quebec, across the river from ottawa. the term "speaker" originates from the british parliamentary tradition. the french term now used in canada is prÃ©sident (president, chairperson, or presiding officer); the term orateur, a calque (literal translation) of "speaker" and formerly the term used in france for the speaker of the british house of commons, was used until a few decades ago.http://www.parl.gc.ca/infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=107&art=563 by convention, speakers are normally addressed in parliament as "mister speaker", for a male, and "madame speaker", for a female. ==election== while the constitution requires that the speaker be elected by the house of commons, traditionally this amounted to the rubber-stamp approval of a member nominated by the prime minister. however, in 1986 this was changed and they are now selected by secret ballot. the speaker remains a sitting mp, but only votes on matters in the case of a tie. all mps except for [[canadia
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