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Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party agree prime minister should resign (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by Lemmynated to c/[email protected]

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Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party have now agreed that Canada’s embattled prime minister must abandon his post after last week’s catastrophic resignation of his deputy – a sign he has completely lost support from what were crucial loyalists.

Several Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Toronto Star, reported over the weekend that 51 of Ontario’s Liberal MPs met virtually and agreed collectively that Trudeau’s time in office has expired.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And now there will be an extreme right wing government. Way to go canada

[–] [email protected] 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

hey, everyone else is doing it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

So let's not join in please.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Shouldn't the people be the ones deciding that?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Deciding what? That he should leave or stay? That’s basically what’s going to happen. He’ll be forced to call elections and the people can put him (or at least his party) back there.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Okay, fair. I'm admittedly not that well versed in French politics or government.

Edit: Is admitting you were wrong a bad thing now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Admitting, no. Calling it French, well, yes, since we’re talking about Canada. The French election system is different.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

The people voted for these representatives to represent them and their opinions for them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Politicians represent lobbyists not constituents.

If we’re lucky our best opinion is a “lesser evil”.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Politicians represent lobbyists not constituents.

This isn’t America and than vote for people that represent the right constituents…:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

How many options do you think we have to vote for?

There is no one that has my views on the issues I care about to represent me in anyway that reflects my wishes.

And lobbyists exist here as well…