All sides, including senior Liberals calling for Speaker to resign, as Rota set to meet party reps

Pressure is ramping up for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign, with all parties now publicly calling for him to 'do the honourable thing,' and vacate the Speaker's chair over his invitation to and the House's subsequent recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

Pressure is ramping up for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign, with all parties now publicly calling for him to "do the honourable thing," and vacate the Speaker's chair over his invitation to and the House's subsequent recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

These calls, now coming from senior Liberal cabinet ministers, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and the NDP and Bloc Quebecois caucuses, come ahead of a meeting Rota is holding with the House leaders of all parties Tuesday at noon.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the meeting, telling reporters on his way in to a cabinet meeting that he's sure "they'll have very important conversations."

While the prime minister would not comment on whether he still has confidence in Rota, Trudeau said he's sure the Speaker is "reflecting now on how to ensure the dignity of the House going forward."

"As I said yesterday, this was deeply embarrassing for the House, and for Canada. It's a good thing that Speaker Rota apologized personally." 

All sides have condemned the mistake as deeply embarrassing, and now Liberals and Conservatives are going on the record, joining the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois in publicly calling for Rota to step down.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly was the first to do so, on her way in to cabinet on Parliament Hill.