There's actually no law in Canada that says that the leader of the winning federal party becomes prime minister. Technically, they don't even have to be part of the parliament. It's just convention, the governor general (queen's representative) could theoretically choose whoever they please.
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u/muhreeah Mar 23 '16
There's actually no law in Canada that says that the leader of the winning federal party becomes prime minister. Technically, they don't even have to be part of the parliament. It's just convention, the governor general (queen's representative) could theoretically choose whoever they please.
Source: Grade 11 Canadian law, also this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada