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.

  • payzdom
    5·
    1 year ago

    There are no official requirements to be prime minister, just that they must lead with the confidence of the House. The government general could technically appoint whoever the hell they want, but by convention a prime minister should be an MP (or at least will soon to be an MP) who leads the leading party or coalition and it would be a complete political shitshow that’d likely lead to a constitutional crisis were it egregiously broken.

    Edit: also to specify, the PM isn’t elected by parliament, it’s an appointed position by the governor general

    • GreyEyedGhost
      1·
      1 year ago

      It isn’t required that they be an MP, only that they lead the party, have the approval of the governor, and have the confidence of Parliament. In this case, though, they can’t vote on any laws, since they haven’t been elected. The usual solution is for an elected MP of the party in a riding that is strong for that party to step down, triggering a by-election with the PM runs in. This has happened before, and will doubtless happen again.