# Canada: GovGen dissolves Parliament, Carney drops the writ, and the election is on!

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**Created:** [March 23, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-govgen-dissolves-parliament-carney-drops-the-writ-and-the-election-is-on/1015985 "2025-03-23T19:20:24Z")\
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> [@Uzi](#):
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> So, while I thought ‘Con Carney’ was a fitting name given the nature of how he was elected, now I have to rethink that name for something else:

By “the nature of how he was elected”, you mean “by the clear favor of the electorate”?

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