Warm welcome awaits Justin Trudeau on world stage

[uawchild]

"Considered an international climate laggard under Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau can make a quick impression for Canada.

So that’s it, the end of the Harper era, done and dusted. It was as decisive a message from Canadians as one could have imagined. The road back for Canada to repair its damaged and diminished place in the world will not be easy, but thankfully it has begun.
...
But the potential global meaning of Canada’s election received even more attention. The results clearly startled Canada’s allies. Canadians brought to a close the widely unpopular Harper era, in which Canada became known for incessantly hectoring and lecturing all and sundry but actually delivering little of substance on the world stage.

Equally surprising to many outside of Canada, Canadians voted for a centre-left government that rejects fiscal austerity, promises that climate change will become a priority, favours diplomatic solutions over military posturing and vows to increase its engagement with international bodies such as the United Nations."

=============

I read that the Liberals won so convincingly because young voters wanted their OLD Canada back -- a stinging rebuke to conservative Stephen Harper's government that tried its best to turn Canada into Tea-Party-Lite-istan.

[Fred Sanders]

1. America emerged from it's 8 year right wing national nightmare in 2008, and Canada in 2015, finally.