Editing Andrew Scheer (section)

===Speaker of the House of Commons===
When the Conservative Party won a majority at the [[2011 Canadian federal election|federal election in 2011]], Scheer's experience as deputy speaker led many to consider him the front-runner to be elected [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada|speaker of the House of Commons]].<ref name="The Globe and Mail">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/health-care-talks-with-provinces-should-top-harpers-list-poll-finds/article614845/|title=Health Care Talks with Provinces Should Top Harper's List, Poll Finds|quote=Others on that list [of candidates for Speaker]&nbsp;– Saskatchewan Tory MP and perceived frontrunner Andrew Scheer [...]|work=The Globe and Mail|date=2 June 2011|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ndp-mp-aims-to-be-second-female-speaker-in-history|title=NDP MP Aims to Be Second Female Speaker in History|work=National Post|date=21 May 2011|quote=It's widely speculated, however, that a Conservative is going to get the position, and Andrew Scheer, who has served as Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Speaker for more than five years, is considered the frontrunner.}}</ref> On June 2, 2011, Scheer defeated [[Denise Savoie]], the lone opposition and only woman candidate, in the sixth round of balloting. Scheer became the youngest House speaker in Canadian history.<ref name="CBC-youngest-speaker">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mps-elect-youngest-speaker-1.1022517|title=MPs elect youngest Speaker|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Meagan|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=2 June 2011|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> Liberal MPs, who opposed Scheer's candidacy, criticized the NDP for voting for their own party member instead of tipping the balance toward Conservative MP [[Lee Richardson (politician)|Lee Richardson]] based on the MPs' beliefs that Scheer was "Harper's Boy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/canada/108981-speaker-frustrating-some-mps/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826080848/http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/canada/108981-speaker-frustrating-some-mps/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2018|title=Speaker frustrating some MPs {{!}} The Chronicle Herald|date=26 August 2018|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref>

During his tenure, some individual opposition MPs were critical of some of his decisions. Liberal MP [[Irwin Cotler]] questioned his impartiality due to a decision over a robocall incident with [[Campaign Research (firm)|Campaign Research]] (it was reported that Scheer was a client of the firm).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/house-speaker-used-firm-linked-to-cotler-calls-1.1000683|title=House Speaker used firm linked to Cotler calls|work=CBC News|access-date=7 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

During the [[2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal]], opposition politicians raised concerns over Scheer's interventions to block questions after ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' revealed that his riding association loaned $3,000 to Marty Burke while Burke's campaign was under scrutiny by [[Elections Canada]] over the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/speakers-riding-shifted-cash-to-tory-campaign-ensnared-in-robo-calls-probe/article535498/|title=Speaker's riding shifted cash to Tory campaign ensnared in robo-calls probe|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>