Winnipeg Free Press Speaker of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly, Honourable Myrna Driedger. In an absurd twist involving a complaint filed by Premier Brian Pallister’s right-hand man against a New Democrat MLA, a decision has been made, but no one, including the Speaker of the legislature, will release the ruling to the media. In an absurd twist involving a complaint filed by Premier Brian Pallister’s right-hand man against a New Democrat MLA, a decision has been made, but no one, including the Speaker of the legislature, will release the ruling to the media. "Where complaint is filed against an MLA under this policy, the assembly’s usual practice is to engage external counsel and they work with independent investigators with the appropriate expertise," Speaker Myrna Driedger said Friday. "We do not comment specifically on the existence of, or any details related to, any complaints that are filed under the policy," she said in an email.