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Thomson takes on speaker role.

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The KelownaMission MLA is refusing to speculate on what happens next.

Former Liberal cabinet minister  Steve Thomson has been acclaimed as the new speaker of the B.C. legislature.

The Kelowna-Mission M-L-A is refusing to speculate on what happens next. 

Thomson says he's excited to be speaker -- but he's not expected to remain in the job long as the Liberal minority government could be defeated in a confidence vote next week.