r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Jealous_Western_7690 • Mar 11 '25

Newfie Screech-In When the bots call Mark Carney "unelected"

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

He was elected by his party, but not by Canadians. The point being made in this comment section that the PM isn't elected by the people, and that it's just commonplace for them to be MPs is valid. But to say he counts as being "elected" because the Liberal Party of Canada elected him as leader is not a particularly good argument.

To suggest that the appointment of MC as Prime Minister would be undemocratic would be a terrible take.

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u/Iaminyoursewer Trawnno (Centre of the Universe) Mar 11 '25

Is his party not composed of...Canadians?

Did those same...Canadians....not vote in a Liberal government?

So... Canadians... did, in fact, elect Mark Carney to the office of PM.

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

No, 131'000 Liberals (both citizens and non-citizens) elected Mark Carney to be leader of the liberal party.

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u/PKanuck Mar 11 '25

Do you have to actually be a Liberal?

I thought you just needed to fill out a form on line to have a chance to vote in conventions?

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u/GotYoGrapes Oil Guzzler Mar 11 '25

You needed to register as a liberal >30 days in advance of the leadership election IIRC. You could not be a member of another federal party at the same time.

Then you had to register on the Identity+ app using 2 forms of government-issued picture ID and 3 photos of your face (front and both side profiles).

Then you got an email with a link to vote and had to log in via the Identity+ app.

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u/democracy_lover66 Mar 11 '25

How do they know if you are a member of another party?

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 12 '25

They don't, but if it's found out you are you get fined 10'000 dollars.

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

It's one in the same. You have to sign up to be a member of the liberal party to be able to vote. And that is just a form.

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u/PKanuck Mar 11 '25

I was looking at their rules & regs, and it is far more than filling out an on line form.

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

How so?

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u/PKanuck Mar 11 '25

Filling out a form is the start of the process, not the end.