A good speaker and strong Canadian nationalist, Sévigny was appointed deputy speaker in May 1958 and associate minister of defence in Aug 1959.

Appointed Deputy Speaker of the House during the 1926 session he became Speaker on February 12, 1931, a position he retained until April 4, 1935.

In 1994, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chairman of Committees of the Whole House.

In 1996, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House and in 1997, Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House.

The Prime Minister accepted this argument and the bill, An Act to provide for the Appointment of a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons , S.C. 1885, c.