Comment on Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister - live updates

Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• TheSlad@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  By the sound of it, his own party gets to pick a new leader to carry out his term. So we may have to wait for their next election before Elon gets can to buy Canada.

  I could be completely wrong though I dont know anything about Canadian political systems.

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  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The current government is a minority government, so the opposition parties can force an election whenever. By law, the next election has to occur by October 5th, but the opposition will likely trigger an election at the earliest opportunity. This is why Trudeau also delayed the next next sitting of parliament until March, to allow the party to elect a new leader before the inevitable election.

    Long story short, the Conservatives will likely be in power by summer.

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    • BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The NDP isn’t dumb enough to support a no confidence vote. They threatened to do so to get Trudeau out but there’s no way they’d go through with it. The projected conservative majority would kill the influence they currently have.

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      • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They don’t really have anything to gain by delaying until October, and they lose any power/credibility they have anyway if they make this an empty threat.

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    • Steve@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is Musk legally eligible to be the PM?

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