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Meanwhile in Canada...

Canada is gearing up for a national election. While every eligible voter in the US casts a ballot for the President (and for the majority of eligible voters it's mostly a symbolic gesture because of the electoral college), voters in a parliamentary system, like Canada's, cast votes for their MPs, or members of parliament. Votes cast may be influenced by who party leaders are at the time of election, as they'll be the Prime Minister if that party gets the majority of seats.  So, which party, and leader, will end up with a majority (or close to one)? Let's take a look at the options: The Liberal Party led by Mark Carney  Mark's never been an MP, and he's not currently an MP but his credentials for running a political party and country are: Governing the Bank of Canada Governing the Bank of England. During Brexit. He has these origin stories of working a paper route in Edmonton, going to Harvard on scholarship, taking a job at Goldman and Sachs to pay his student l...

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