I’m annoyed as well, but the opposition has made clear that they will take the government down and force an election if they are permitted. And they will do that once the Liberals have their new leader and end proroguing. (Prorogation?)
Do you think it serves the people to not know who the liberal leader will be, or to not hold a proper election for that leader, so we can rush to an election early?
I think people who think that’s a good idea probably have goals that skew more towards “anything to give MY team the upper hand!” than “I would like the population to be informed and given the best from the choices available from each party.”
In a perfect world, the opposition would also feel this way and government wouldn’t have to be shut down while the liberals have their race.
I sincerely believe that a country’s leader should always be elected and not appointed, regardless of the outcome of an election. The LPC isn’t ‘we the people’. 🤷♂️
Our prime minister is technically never elected by the general population, the PM requires confidence of the house, there’s no requirement for them to even be an MP, which has happened in the past.
I mostly agree, though Canadas system is based on electing a local representative that forms the government, so that’s not actually how our democracy works. But either way that will happen with no complaints from me once the Liberals have elected their leader and PP forces an election.
Parliament also is not “we the people”. And yet, it is Parliament that elects the Prime Minister. The they are under no obligation to elect someone who is a sitting MP. They never have been.
I’m annoyed as well, but the opposition has made clear that they will take the government down and force an election if they are permitted. And they will do that once the Liberals have their new leader and end proroguing. (Prorogation?)
Do you think it serves the people to not know who the liberal leader will be, or to not hold a proper election for that leader, so we can rush to an election early?
I think people who think that’s a good idea probably have goals that skew more towards “anything to give MY team the upper hand!” than “I would like the population to be informed and given the best from the choices available from each party.”
In a perfect world, the opposition would also feel this way and government wouldn’t have to be shut down while the liberals have their race.
I sincerely believe that a country’s leader should always be elected and not appointed, regardless of the outcome of an election. The LPC isn’t ‘we the people’. 🤷♂️
Our prime minister is technically never elected by the general population, the PM requires confidence of the house, there’s no requirement for them to even be an MP, which has happened in the past.
I mostly agree, though Canadas system is based on electing a local representative that forms the government, so that’s not actually how our democracy works. But either way that will happen with no complaints from me once the Liberals have elected their leader and PP forces an election.
Parliament also is not “we the people”. And yet, it is Parliament that elects the Prime Minister. The they are under no obligation to elect someone who is a sitting MP. They never have been.
Parliament is elected, so of course they represent ‘we the people’.