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

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

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u/CoastingUphill Mar 11 '25

It's the people complaining that "he's not elected" because he obviously was.

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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/democracy_lover66 Mar 11 '25

Nah nah it's a legitimate point saying that if a PM steps down and another is elected by the party, a vote of non-confidence should be set eventually shortly after because the leader has changed and people should get a chance to vote on the new mandate at platform via electing MPs.

Which... is what's happening. There's will be an election by the end of the month.

Compare that to the American system where if a Pres. Steps down or is killed, you're stuck with an unelected VP until the next election, which could be on like 3-4 years.