• Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    Which is why that guy is full of shit. Trying to position Carney as being an unelected dictator totally overlooks our entire system of government. And indeed he was elected, as leader. He doesn’t have a seat in parliament but one of the first things he did was call an election which wasn’t officially required until October.

    In the Ontario provincial election that just happened the Liberal leader failed to win her seat and has so far regained the leadership while not being in parliament. It happens.

    • Bzdalderon@lemmy.ca
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      9 days ago

      He is an unelected dictator, and the point is that our system is flawed. He was not voted in, he was elected by a select few Canadians to run a party that has avoided confidence votes for months meaning they’ve avoided accountability to Canadians which a Supreme Court justice confirmed as problematic.

      Like to say that he represents Canadians would be an absolute lie. He has absolute power, and yet has not faced a general election.

      The justice even confirmed that PMs have no accountability even internally, as we saw with the Wilson Raybould crisis, we scandal, green slush fund, etc.

      This guy bought himself the PM seat, and is now PM. How is that in anyway democratic?

      Also to bring up whataboutisms just proves you have no serious dispute.