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Canadian Liberals vote to replace Trudeau as PM

www.canadianaffairs.news Canadian Liberals vote to replace Trudeau as PM

Both front-runner Mark Carney and his main challenger Chrystia Freeland have anchored their campaigns on the threat Trump poses on Canada

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They’re voting to select a new party leader; while that may result in them becoming the new PM, it’s not the same thing.
- I would have voted to replace Trudeau as PM, you're right the title is very misleading.
  
  Trudeau resigned, there was no vote to replace him, there was a vote for who would replace him.
- The new leader will replace Trudeau as PM; he said he'd step down as PM once the leader is elected. It's just that the same day this happens, parliament will come back in session and almost certainly bring this new government down in a vote of non-confidence. The new leader will stay PM over the course of the campaign period.
  
  Edit: The new government being voted down isn't as much of a certainty. The NDP have walked back their promise to do so; not sure about the Bloc. Either one could prop up the Liberals.
  
  ...and if Carney wins, he'll be PM but not an MP. The last time the PM was not a MP, it was John Turner. That was after Justin's father Pierre resigned. History is repeating.
  
  The LPC lost badly under Turner in the next election - Cross your fingers.
  
  The new PM will call an election before giving any party the chance to vote them down.
Who did y'all vote for? I voted Carney because he's the only one I trust to stand up to Krasnov.
- Carney
  
  Freeland
  
  Gould
  
  Baylis
  
  Carney, Baylis, Gould, Freeland for me.
  
  I would have ranked Freeland higher too, except Krasnov already hates her, so I don't think she could turn this situationship around.
- Carney
  
  Gould
  
  Baylis
  
  Didn't rank Freeland because I really dislike her
  
  I ranked em the same, but put Freeland in 4. I didn't know you could leave people off the ballot and still have your vote counted!
- I didn’t register to vote before IT was too late but I would have voted for Carney too
  
  Hopefully this is done in one round so we can get down to the business of actually doing something.

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