4mo ago

Canadian Liberals vote to replace Trudeau as PM

www.canadianaffairs.news

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They’re voting to select a new party leader; while that may result in them becoming the new PM, it’s not the same thing.
- The new leader will replace Trudeau as PM; he said he'd step down as PM once the leader is elected. It's just that the same day this happens, parliament will come back in session and almost certainly bring this new government down in a vote of non-confidence. The new leader will stay PM over the course of the campaign period.
  Edit: The new government being voted down isn't as much of a certainty. The NDP have walked back their promise to do so; not sure about the Bloc. Either one could prop up the Liberals.
  
  ...and if Carney wins, he'll be PM but not an MP. The last time the PM was not a MP, it was John Turner. That was after Justin's father Pierre resigned. History is repeating.
  The LPC lost badly under Turner in the next election - Cross your fingers.
  
  The new PM will call an election before giving any party the chance to vote them down.
- I would have voted to replace Trudeau as PM, you're right the title is very misleading.
  Trudeau resigned, there was no vote to replace him, there was a vote for who would replace him.
Who did y'all vote for? I voted Carney because he's the only one I trust to stand up to Krasnov.
- Carney
  Freeland
  Gould
  Baylis
  
  I would have ranked Freeland higher too, except Krasnov already hates her, so I don't think she could turn this situationship around.
  
  Carney, Baylis, Gould, Freeland for me.
- Carney
  Gould
  Baylis
  Didn't rank Freeland because I really dislike her
  
  I ranked em the same, but put Freeland in 4. I didn't know you could leave people off the ballot and still have your vote counted!
- I didn’t register to vote before IT was too late but I would have voted for Carney too
  
  Hopefully this is done in one round so we can get down to the business of actually doing something.
Now, everyone write him to follow through on the Liberals past promises of electoral reform!
He's got an election coming soon any way you slice it. Highlight a move to proportional representation or mixed member proportional so we can have a government which is more engaging and representational!
- Now, everyone write him to follow through on the Liberals past promises of electoral reform!
  Agreed, he needs to face much more pressure than Justin Trudeau ever did on the issue. He needs to follow through on what the majority of what the past citizen’s assemblies have recommended and pass it through parliament through multi-party support when he gets elected.
  Highlight a move to proportional representation or mixed member proportional
  Proportional representation is a family of electoral systems that the single transferable vote (STV), mixed member proportional (MMP) and party lists fall under.
  
  Thanks for expanding on my comment, Sunshine!

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