What Happens if Trudeau’s Successor as Liberal Leader and PM Is Unelected?

What Happens if Trudeau’s Successor as Liberal Leader and PM Is Unelected?
The office of the prime minister is shown on West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to resign after a new Liberal Party leader has been chosen, Canadians could face a period during which the most powerful position in the country is occupied by someone who’s unelected.

There are currently two potential candidates to replace Trudeau who do not hold a seat in the House of Commons: former central banker Mark Carney and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis.