May 26, 2025 05:26 PM
Parody Alcove: Well, at least this time they voted in Carney because they believed he was [economically] competent. Rather than due to being a dashing coat-rack who says nice, preacher things.
Before Trudeau, who would have thought that saintly, individual left-wing politicians could be tyrannical and heavy-handed with respect to staying in power? There are certainly no precedents like that anywhere on the global map over the course of a century, from the Russian Revolution (1917) onward.
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Canada’s Liberals are already thinking about how to remove Mark Carney
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/25...r-00368243
EXCERPTS: . . . Liberal MPs fully back Carney, for now — after all, they’re still in power because he managed to convince Canadians that he has the chops to transform the economy.
“But the future is to be determined,” said one MP, granted anonymity to speak frankly. “We don’t know what it will be like in a year, or two years, from now.”
Liberals had no way to dislodge former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he overstayed his welcome. Now, as the House reboots, many in the party are determined that history will not repeat itself. Trudeau’s reluctance to resign left scars on reelected lawmakers, many of whom want to rebalance power between caucus and the Prime Minister’s Office — long seen as controlling and insular during nine-plus years in office.
During their first caucus meeting since last month’s election, the lawmakers will vote on whether to adopt measures in Canada’s Reform Act, including the ability to remove their leader.
Quebec Liberal MP Sophie Chatel told POLITICO that making Carney subject to the new rules would be “a powerful symbolic gesture” — one that shows “confidence in his ability” to keep caucus on side.
“It would also signal a departure from the previous leadership,” she added, “and a renewed commitment to strengthening the relationship with caucus.”
After every federal election, and before Parliament opens, each party caucus must vote on whether to adopt certain rules under the act. By law, it’s the first order of business at the first caucus meeting. Lawmakers can vote to give themselves the power to remove the party leader, eject a caucus chair or turf an MP from caucus.
Carney has acknowledged the upcoming vote but declined to comment on the substance.
[...] Some want a secret ballot out of concerns that the Prime Minister’s Office and his Cabinet could attempt to influence votes, especially by pressuring rookie MPs, which was not uncommon under Trudeau.
The Reform Act was the brainchild of Conservative MP Michael Chong [...] Although the law came into effect in 2015, it has never been adopted by the Liberals, partly because it was a Conservative initiative. And Trudeau’s office ensured there was never lively discussion around the vote, even deploying senior Cabinet ministers to distract MPs from debating it, one Liberal MP told POLITICO.
Liberal MPs had to wait for Trudeau to resign on his own... (MORE - details)
Before Trudeau, who would have thought that saintly, individual left-wing politicians could be tyrannical and heavy-handed with respect to staying in power? There are certainly no precedents like that anywhere on the global map over the course of a century, from the Russian Revolution (1917) onward.
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Canada’s Liberals are already thinking about how to remove Mark Carney
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/25...r-00368243
EXCERPTS: . . . Liberal MPs fully back Carney, for now — after all, they’re still in power because he managed to convince Canadians that he has the chops to transform the economy.
“But the future is to be determined,” said one MP, granted anonymity to speak frankly. “We don’t know what it will be like in a year, or two years, from now.”
Liberals had no way to dislodge former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he overstayed his welcome. Now, as the House reboots, many in the party are determined that history will not repeat itself. Trudeau’s reluctance to resign left scars on reelected lawmakers, many of whom want to rebalance power between caucus and the Prime Minister’s Office — long seen as controlling and insular during nine-plus years in office.
During their first caucus meeting since last month’s election, the lawmakers will vote on whether to adopt measures in Canada’s Reform Act, including the ability to remove their leader.
Quebec Liberal MP Sophie Chatel told POLITICO that making Carney subject to the new rules would be “a powerful symbolic gesture” — one that shows “confidence in his ability” to keep caucus on side.
“It would also signal a departure from the previous leadership,” she added, “and a renewed commitment to strengthening the relationship with caucus.”
After every federal election, and before Parliament opens, each party caucus must vote on whether to adopt certain rules under the act. By law, it’s the first order of business at the first caucus meeting. Lawmakers can vote to give themselves the power to remove the party leader, eject a caucus chair or turf an MP from caucus.
Carney has acknowledged the upcoming vote but declined to comment on the substance.
[...] Some want a secret ballot out of concerns that the Prime Minister’s Office and his Cabinet could attempt to influence votes, especially by pressuring rookie MPs, which was not uncommon under Trudeau.
The Reform Act was the brainchild of Conservative MP Michael Chong [...] Although the law came into effect in 2015, it has never been adopted by the Liberals, partly because it was a Conservative initiative. And Trudeau’s office ensured there was never lively discussion around the vote, even deploying senior Cabinet ministers to distract MPs from debating it, one Liberal MP told POLITICO.
Liberal MPs had to wait for Trudeau to resign on his own... (MORE - details)