The most recent Leader of the Official Opposition, however, was once a cabinet minister, and therefore retains the title “The Honourable” and the post-nominal “P.C.” (Privy Council) for life.

Fun fact: neither His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, nor the Prime Minister, are mentioned in the Constitution. They are both constitutional conventions. However, in order to have executive continuity the PM and cabinet must exist—whereas, the Opposition ceases to exist when Parliament is dissolved.

Ironically, the Constitution mentions neither Prime Minister nor parties.

I wholeheartedly agree! #cdnpoli

The procedure from the Constitution Act 1982 simply refers to any change to the office of the King, including (and especially) abolishing that office. So naturally the act of replacing it with a foreign government would bring it into the mix.

Unprecedented, but likely very true. Section 35, duty to consult, UNDRIP, etc. would definitely come into play. I’m referring above to changes to the office of the King specifically. Under S.35, governments would have to consult First Nations, Inuit and Métis people well before passage.

Accurate

I strive to be as clear as possible, but I can’t control reception and interpretation of a message. I stated in the previous post that MPs are elected, and in my original post that PMs are not elected. These aren’t a matter of opinion.

Luckily the Charter also protects freedom of thought. In this case, your right to interpret these posts any way you would like.

Luckily Section 2(b) of the charter doesn’t require an understanding of the reason for the expression.

The key point being that there is no PM box on your ballot, nor is there an election when the PM resigns. This is the same for Premiers in the provinces, and in other countries using the Westminster parliamentary system.

During general elections, Canadians elect a local representative (MP). From those MPs, the Governor General appoints the Prime Minister—generally the leader of the party with the most seats. When the PM role is vacant, a new PM is similarly selected. If the leader changes, they usually become PM.

These posts are pointing out the fact that our Prime Ministers are not, and have never been, elected.

The post doesn’t mention PMJT. It’s a reference to the position and office of Prime Minister - something in that is not mentioned in the constitution.

This was posted long before PM Trudeau’s resignation. It refers to both the fact that the PM is not mentioned in the constitution, and that PMJT hadn’t created an account on BlueSky yet.