Why Tim Houston’s move to oust the Speaker is boring, but terrifying

It’s easier to undermine democracy when no one is paying attention.

As was first reported by CBC’s Micheal Gorman on Oct. 5, premier Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservative government is thinking about removing the legislature’s Speaker of the House. After the caucus meeting last week, Eastern Shore PC MLA Kent Smith said the party isn’t removing the current speaker, Keith Bain, “just succession planning.”…