What Bill is he trying to pass that requires him to be Prime Minister? Why couldn’t he have put any legislature forward in the last 20 years?

  • Hemingways_ShotgunEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    “in government” refers to being part of the governing party

    It most certainly does not. Outside of campaigns, there is no such thing as “liberal” government, or “conservative” government. There’s just “the government”.

    The official opposition is a part of the government. And ESPECIALLY in a minority parliament, all parties negotiate and compromise to get shit done because no one party has the votes to pass something on their own. That’s literally how government works.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      13 hours ago

      The official opposition is a part of the government.

      From the House of Commons website:

      • The leader of the party having the support of the majority of the Members of the House of Commons is asked by the Governor General to form a government and becomes the Prime Minister;
      • The party, or parties, opposed to the government is called the opposition (the largest of these parties is referred to as the “official” opposition);