- elect ed ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Commons ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁those ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁L ester ▁Pe as r son ▁appointed ▁him ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁C au cus . ▁ ▁The ▁Dur ham ▁r iding ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁North umber land — D ur ham ▁where ▁H oney ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario - T ru de au ▁Committee , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Elli ot ▁Tru de au ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Canada . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁Tru de au ' s ▁administration ▁he ▁was ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 0 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁H oney ▁was ▁elected ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Following ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁Belle ville , ▁Ontario , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁court ▁from ▁