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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
What about 2006? I don't recall any real speculation that Martin could/would/should retain the big chair...
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I don’t either but took a Quick Look a Wikipedia for the election and it does state the following
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The election was held on January 23, 2006. The first polls closed at 7:00 p.m. ET (0000 UTC); Elections Canada started to publish preliminary results on its website at 10:00 p.m. ET as the last polls closed. Harper was reelected in Calgary Southwest, which he has held since 2002, ensuring that he had a seat in the new parliament. Shortly after midnight (ET) that night, incumbent Prime Minister Paul Martin conceded defeat, and announced that he would resign as leader of the Liberal Party. At 9:30 a.m. on January 24, Martin informed Governor General Michaëlle Jean that he would not form a government and intended to resign as Prime Minister. Later that day, at 6:45 p.m., Jean invited Harper to form a government. Martin formally resigned and Harper was formally appointed and sworn in as Prime Minister on February 6.[13]
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So the sequence was that Martin chose not to try to form government, resigned as prime minister, then Harper was invited by the GG to form government.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006...ime%20minister.