User talk:M.123Alpha

"Designated successors"
The order-in-council list of cabinet is not a "line of succession". If Justin Trudeau ever died in office or had to suddenly step down for some reason without waiting for a leadership convention, the order-in-council list would not confer any special automatic right to the leadership succession onto Ralph Goodale — the Liberal caucus would be free to pick any new leader of its own choice as the new Prime Minister (certainly it could still be Ralph Goodale, but it could be any other member of the Liberal caucus too.) The order-in-council list only codifies who's authorized to act on his behalf if JT is temporarily unavailable, such as when he takes a vacation with his family or is out of the country on a state visit, but still remains the actual PM — it does not codify anything about what would happen if there were ever a sudden permanent end to JT's leadership, and hence is not a "line of succession". Bearcat (talk) 13:51, 6 December 2015 (UTC)