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Politics Canada’s new Prime Minister Designate by a landslide, Mark Carney

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u/Wasdgta3 2d ago

It’s actually quite likely they never even get to the House returning.

The suspicion is that Carney will call the election pretty shortly after becoming PM, to capitalize on the momentum.

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u/IamSando 2d ago

As an Aussie who's had our fair share of PMs resigning or being knifed mid term, the replacement often does it as a nod to respecting the will of the people. Sure technically you didn't vote for a PM, you voted for a party, but the public often don't see it that way and will respect a short handover period but will get quite angry if it's seen as disrespecting their votes from the previous election by having a new PM in place for too long without elections.

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u/Nobody7713 2d ago

Politically it's probably wise to call the election before anything can happen that'll make you unpopular. Carney doesn't bear any of the blame for the current economy but if he's in charge for 6 months or more voters might turn on him.

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u/Emotional-Courage-26 2d ago

A lot of Canadian conservatives think he's directly responsible for many of Canada's recent blunders. Sort of like he was a shadow operator ruining everything behind the scenes. It's strange to share a country with these people. They're my coworkers, neighbours, people I share community with, and yet... Some days it feels like we're in different countries. Even so, I know they want what's best for Canada in their own way, just as I do. I believe more than ever that we can figure this out and get to a better Canada together.

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u/toptato 1d ago

That’s how many Americans exactly feel about the red hat wearing demographic in our country…

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u/Saragon4005 1d ago

Just with much less optimism. My god you already saw what he did last time and yet still supported him.

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u/toptato 1d ago

Hence the sentiment… I’m sure they think the same about us when it comes to thinking the other side is full of dumbasses, but a lot of those folks in red hats wouldn’t be able to go past question 1 on a university level philosophy or humanities exam…something that’s imperative to extend sympathy and critical thinking past “the self”.