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submitted 1 year ago by Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

So is he refusing to get a security clearance, or is he incapable of obtaining one? If the latter he should be disqualified from running for office.

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly. Historically, there have also been a couple of cases of Senators succeeding to the post when the incumbent PM died (for example, John Abbott ).

I'm not sure there's even any formal legal barrier to the Governor General picking someone off the street at random; it's just never done.

[-] payzdom@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

There's no legal barrier given the prime minister is barely legally recognized at all, however they would almost certainly not be leading with the confidence of the house and doing so would likely result in a constitutional crisis.

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