From Jason Levigne on X
Mark Carney can be PM without a seat or single vote, and in an emergency, stay PM till September 2026.
How?
With Mark Carney clearly making moves for the Liberal Party leadership, already securing 30 MPs, and talking with media, and is clearly a strong frontrunner, many Canadians are about to receive a huge surprise and shock.
It is a common misconception that the Prime Minister of Canada must be a Member of Parliament. Not true. The PM is appointed, not elected, to the position by the Governor General.
Mark Carney can win the Liberal Party leadership and be appointed to the role of PM.
Canada has done this once before. The 17th Prime Minister John Turner in 1984. He left politics a decade earlier and returned to succeed Pierre Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and was then appointed PM by the Governor General without holding a seat in the HoC.
I have attached some information if you don't know anything about John Turner. He was PM for a few months in 1984.
Is history about to repeat itself? A Trudeau resigns, and Canada gets a non-elected Prime Minister?
I think that is exactly what is about to happen.
I predict the 24th Prime Minister will be unelected, Mark Carney.
Also, did you know that constitutionally, in Canada, terms can be up to 5 years? Making the next forced election date September 20, 2026.
The next question is, how are they going to stall the election? Clearly, the Liberal Party will want some rebound time to clean the Trudeau stink before the next election.
Well, there really are only two ways to stall the next election in Canada
1) Avoiding a Confidence Loss. So, make a deal with NDP or Bloc.
or
2) Delaying the Election in an Emergency. This includes economic emergencies, such as a US President threatening "economic force" and imposing harmful tariffs against Canada.
We could be stuck with the Liberals for another 20 months under non-elected PM Carney.
Very well said!
Noteworthy- I apologize in advance for the language. This poster has made a very good point. The Liberals have been using fear for as their primary campaign platform for years now- it started with the pandemic and has now morphed.
Carney continuously references global instability, the fear of annexation, tariffs, a world that will never be the same. The end of the world as we all knew it, with him of course as the beacon of light to guide us through the darkness.
Pierre speaks very differently. He talks about building, he talks about families, he talks about HOPE. He talks about Canadians and Canada- Carney talks about China as our new frontier.
Although some of the language here may be seen as offensive the message is spot on and ages old. Control the media and install fear with you as the savour- it goes back centuries. Carney has theme of fear nailed and he also has a bought and paid for media to deliver the injection.
Carney is still pounding it now- not a very smart ...
Like them or not, this is the only real plan from a federal party that addresses the confederation problem.
From the PPC:
They say love is about listening. About respect. About showing up for each other, even when it’s hard.
But lately, Ottawa has been a pretty terrible partner.
Frustration in Alberta and Quebec isn't just frustration anymore. It's a wound. A growing belief that Confederation has failed them.
A petition circulating for a referendum on Alberta independence proves this sentiment is real, and growing. In Quebec, the separatist Parti Québécois is leading in the polls.
The message from these provinces could not be clearer: Ottawa, we have a problem.
So what are the establishment parties doing this Valentine’s weekend?
Nothing. They don’t even acknowledge that anger. They ignore the one they claim to love.
The Liberals and fake Conservatives continue to violate the constitutional division of powers.
They trample on provincial jurisdiction. They undermine the autonomy of provinces with their ...
Alberta premier warns of 'significant' deficits, rules out tax hikes
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/alberta-premier-warns-of-signi-9YoZ6EljTPiXSIKF_eGAkw
