Will Canada or Britain ever have a Black/Asian Prime Minister?

Im saying now but within lets says 10 to 20 years time because by that time the ethnic minorities in both countries would have grown hugely to around 25% or 30% by then.

So could it be a possibility?

The US has about a 13% black population, so it likely not need get to 25%+ in either Canada or the UK before a black PM is feasible.

Asian, pray it never happens.

It wasn't even a big deal when we had our first woman PM

whatever prejudice the political system in Canada may have against minorities, it isn't something that will play out with the voting public. Calgary, one of, if not the, most conservative city in Canada recently elected a Muslim mayor. Our culture doesn't really have that type of racism.

A better question in our context would be, "will Canada ever have a PM from a northern territory" or "will Canada ever have a PM that is Native".

Seems pretty obvious that African Americans and Asian Americans can't be elected to office in other countries. Duh.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Seems pretty obvious that African Americans and Asian Americans can't be elected to office in other countries. Duh.

I don't get it...who said anything about 'black/asian american'? 😕

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Seems pretty obvious that African Americans and Asian Americans can't be elected to office in other countries. Duh.

You stupid dickhead, i was talking about the UK and Canada

He was uh....probably joking guys.

You know. Like "haha" or "I see what you did there."

Originally posted by majid86
You stupid dickhead, i was talking about the UK and Canada

Originally posted by StyleTime
He was uh....probably joking guys.

You know. Like "haha" or "I see what you did there."

Heh...next time Symmetric Chaos decides to tell a joke remind me to call my plumber

Originally posted by majid86
Im saying now but within lets says 10 to 20 years time because by that time the ethnic minorities in both countries would have grown hugely to around 25% or 30% by then.

So could it be a possibility?

Black politicians in Canada are pretty rare across the politcal spectrum.

However, there are numerous politicians of descent from the Indian sub-continent at both the provincial and federal levels in provinces such as Ontario and BC.

So I could see them as a possibility one day for PM.

Our last Governor General was a black woman from Haiti. It's largely a ceremonial position but the Governor General does have the power to dismiss the Prime Minister from office.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Our last Governor General was a black woman from Haiti. It's largely a ceremonial position but the Governor General does have the power to dismiss the Prime Minister from office.

I still want to see a birth certificate

I always found her disturbingly attractive, and I'll be damned if I can figure out why.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
I always found her disturbingly attractive, and I'll be damned if I can figure out why.

she don't take no shit, Obama

lol

Originally posted by majid86
Im saying now but within lets says 10 to 20 years time because by that time the ethnic minorities in both countries would have grown hugely to around 25% or 30% by then.

So could it be a possibility?

Diane Abbott put herself foreward to be leader of the Labour party. Had she won she would have probably been our next Prime Minister (It's just too bad that she's a bit of an annoying gobshite... so her party chose someone else......... who is probably more annoying.).

who cares? Why does it matter, unless you're racist?

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
who cares? Why does it matter, unless you're racist?

It might matter if you were thinking of running.

Originally posted by majid86
You stupid dickhead, i was talking about the UK and Canada

😆 😆 😆 😆

"You stupid dickhead..."

😆 😆

Oh shit...that's just great. It's funny cause it's been a while since I've seen adults use that kind of language with each other.

It reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying, 'You sonuva b*tch!" on one of the various sound boards./

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
who cares? Why does it matter, unless you're racist?

This.

Assuming all subcultures are the same, you'd see equal "ethnic" representation in public office.

That's not happening so it's a legit question. Is it subculture that prevents, say, African Americans from having a 13% representation in politics? (That's fairly easy to figure out: just add up all the blacks and then all the other races...then see if the blacks have 13% representation in government...question answered).

That's for Canada, btw. Not sure about America.

Possibly.

New Zealand's previous Governor General was Indian, and the current Gov. gen. is a Maori.
Maori people look like a hybrid of Black and Asian people.