Monday might be the last St. Patrick's Day that Mark Carney can truly claim to be Irish, as Canada's newly sworn-in prime minister moves to renounce both his Irish and U.K. citizenships.
If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, would he be the first prime minister to be sworn in without having been elected?
If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, he would not be the first prime minister to be sworn in without ...
On Feb. 29, 1984, then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau announced his intention to step down. On June 16 of that year, John Turner, at that point without a seat — so, unelected — won the Liberal ...