Local New Democrat Carol Hughes is keeping a special role in the House of Commons.
While the Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP's bid to become Speaker was unsuccessful - with fellow Northerner, Liberal Anthony Rota of Nipissing-Timiskaming, elected instead - Hughes has been re-appointed as an Assistant Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole, roles she held in the previous Parliamentary terms.
Speaking with JJAM FM News after last week's Speaker election, Hughes admitted her bid was a long shot, but called Rota a good choice and noted she was keeping her fingers crossed in the hope she'd be an Assistant Deputy Speaker again.
Hughes emphasized that she's had a good working relationship with Rota, who was also an Assistant Deputy Speaker last term.