Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau gives his victory speech after Canada's federal election in Montreal, Quebec, Monday night. Chris Wattie/Reuters
Christopher Flavelle, Bloomberg: And Now, the Real Test for Canada's Left
For almost a decade, Canadians of a certain stripe have complained that their country could do great things again -- if only it weren't for Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Monday's election offers the chance to find out if that's true.
Harper lost to the Liberal Party, whose campaign platform would make Bernie Sanders blush: higher taxes for the rich, legalized marijuana, mandatory voting, more action on climate change, a quota for women in the cabinet, tighter restrictions on political spending, tougher gun control, more worker protection and greater limits on government surveillance. The incoming prime minister, Justin Trudeau, even mused earlier this year about loosening restrictions on euthanasia and prostitution.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 20, 2015
Trudeau wins big as Canada votes resoundingly for a leftward shift -- Michael Holtz, CSM
Trudeau's Ambition Meets Canada's Economy -- Bloomberg editorial
Our patience for Harper ran out -- Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun
How the Liberals took down the Tories -- John Geddes, Macleans
Justin Trudeau's Liberals win big. Now comes the hard part -- The Economist
Syria Sparks Cold War Deja Vu -- Alexander Golts, Moscow Times
Putin shows his realism in Syria -- Anatol Lieven, Al Jazeera
Are Saudi-Russian Relations Fraying? -- Fahad Nazer, National Interest
Ankara bombing: Did Turkey misread perils of Islamic State? -- Scott Peterson, CSM
It’s personal: Why this wave of violence in Israel is different -- Ronnie Olesker, Reuters
Putin's Coming Win in Moldova -- Marc Champion, Marc Champion, Bloomberg
Fragmented post-recession Europe harder to govern -- Paul Taylor, Reuters
In For A Yuan, In For A Pound: Is The United Kingdom Making A Bad Bet On China? -- Elizabeth Economy, Forbes
The Guardian view on the Chinese president’s visit: a big gamble -- Guardian editorial
Inside Mexico’s Failed El Chapo Raid -- Jason McGahan, Daily Beast
OPEC's Fight Club -- Liam Denning, Bloomberg
The three gravest threats facing our world -- John Lloyd, Reuters
2 comments:
Well not all is lost,at least we can legally smoke pot and watch the economy crumble,it would have anyway,regardless of who was running the show .
There really was no one to vote for.. imo ..
So I guess (euthanasia) is a liberal thing?...that's one hell of a gray area.
And JJ... I've got 420 reasons to vacation in Canada now:)
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