Liberals Sweep to Victory in Canada

Yesterday's elections in Canada produced a resounding victory for the Liberal Party, which defeated Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party and gained a majority in the Canadian Parliament.  Justin Trudeau, son of the iconic former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, led his Party to victory after nine years of conservative fiscal and social policies that have left most Canadians ready for dramatic change.

Trudeau has promised to raise taxes on high income earners and corporations to pay for major infrastructure and economic stimulus projects, and to put Canada on a more positive course in fighting global climate change, while withdrawing from combat operations in Afghanistan.  In recent weeks, Conservatives had been running ads aimed at demonizing Muslims, a tactic which apparently backfired with the generally open-minded Canadian public.  Prime Minister Harper was also photographed with the notorious former Toronto mayor and substance and alcohol abuser Rob Ford during a campaign event in a Toronto suburb last Saturday, which didn't help his image in the least.