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Originally Posted by belsarius
John Turner and Kim Campbell were given the chance to win leadership elections before the general election.
At this point, without proroguing, then the Liberals could face a confidence vote which send them into a general election without an elected leader. So they would be asking Canadians to vote for them, and they'll figure out the PM at a later date. It would make the current uphill battle even worse, and not really be a benefit to voters.
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Exactly this. From a democratic standpoint, we don't have a major political party going into a general election without a leader or even run the risk of that happening. I would much rather a leadership convention occurred in the summer when the approval ratings were showing what has come to pass. This is unfortunate, especially with turbulent times ahead but ultimately understandable