Rideau Hall took a moment to remind Canadians that they can鈥檛 simply dissolve Parliament by contacting the Governor General or her office and registering a vote of no confidence.
In a , the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General Mary Simon said: 鈥淣o such registry or process exists.鈥�
鈥淭he Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG) is aware that misinformation encouraging citizens to contact the Governor General or our office to register votes of no confidence is circulating on social media. This information is not correct,鈥� the statement reads.
Regular Canadians cannot register a vote of no confidence. MPs are elected to represent their constituents in Parliament on all voting matters.
If the government is defeated in the House of Commons on a confidence question, it is expected to resign or seek dissolution of Parliament which then triggers an election.
While the Rideau Hall statement doesn鈥檛 say what prompted it, a document written by 鈥淔reedom Convoy鈥� backers referenced plans to overthrow the government. A group called 鈥淐anada Unity鈥� issued a 鈥渕emorandum of understanding鈥� on its website calling for the Senate and Governor General to join them to order the removal of COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates or dissolve the government.
It later issued a follow-up statement that the document 鈥渄oes not reflect the spirit and intent of the Freedom Convoy Movement 2022鈥� and that 鈥淐anada Unity firmly supports the constitution and democratic process.鈥�
