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| Canada election: Trudeau promises change after Liberals rout Conservatives | Canada election: Trudeau promises change after Liberals rout Conservatives |
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| We’re wrapping up this live blog now, but keeping up with all the fallout and reaction over on our new blog here: | We’re wrapping up this live blog now, but keeping up with all the fallout and reaction over on our new blog here: |
| Related: Canada election: Trudeau hails Liberal win as Harper steps down as leader – live | Related: Canada election: Trudeau hails Liberal win as Harper steps down as leader – live |
| Before you go, here’s how the night panned out: | Before you go, here’s how the night panned out: |
| This is what positive politics can do. This is what a positive, hopeful, a hopeful vision, and a platform and a team together can make happen. | This is what positive politics can do. This is what a positive, hopeful, a hopeful vision, and a platform and a team together can make happen. |
| Canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight, it’s time for a change in this country, my friends, a real change. | Canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight, it’s time for a change in this country, my friends, a real change. |
| Canadians have turned the page on 10 long years. They have rejected the politics of fear and division. | Canadians have turned the page on 10 long years. They have rejected the politics of fear and division. |
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| The civilised finish of the vote counting means no early-hours scramble to get the result into the morning papers: | The civilised finish of the vote counting means no early-hours scramble to get the result into the morning papers: |
| "Trudeau triumphs." A sneak peak of tomorrow's front page #elxn42 pic.twitter.com/VcLB46JnzE | "Trudeau triumphs." A sneak peak of tomorrow's front page #elxn42 pic.twitter.com/VcLB46JnzE |
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| Although he decided not to mention it in his speech earlier, outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper is stepping down as leader of the Conservatives. | Although he decided not to mention it in his speech earlier, outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper is stepping down as leader of the Conservatives. |
| Speaking to supporters in Calgary after it became apparent that Liberal leader Justin Trudeau had ousted him, Harper conceded: “The people are never wrong.” | Speaking to supporters in Calgary after it became apparent that Liberal leader Justin Trudeau had ousted him, Harper conceded: “The people are never wrong.” |
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| Turnout for the election was 65.5% (that’s with 96.69% of ridings having reported). | Turnout for the election was 65.5% (that’s with 96.69% of ridings having reported). |
| That’s a boost on 2011’s 61.1%, and the 58.8% recorded in 2008. | That’s a boost on 2011’s 61.1%, and the 58.8% recorded in 2008. |
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| The prime minister-elect is keen to get going: | The prime minister-elect is keen to get going: |
| Ready. #elxn42 pic.twitter.com/UaH4MLArNH | Ready. #elxn42 pic.twitter.com/UaH4MLArNH |
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| Trudeau's policies: a primer | Trudeau's policies: a primer |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Hello, this is Claire Phipps taking over from Alan Yuhas as the fallout continues from the Liberals’ stunning victory over Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. | Hello, this is Claire Phipps taking over from Alan Yuhas as the fallout continues from the Liberals’ stunning victory over Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. |
| With an outright majority under his belt, what will be Justin Trudeau’s priorities as a new prime minister? Here’s what he said before the election: | With an outright majority under his belt, what will be Justin Trudeau’s priorities as a new prime minister? Here’s what he said before the election: |
| Trudeau on climate change | Trudeau on climate change |
| He has promised a climate change policy agreed with the provinces within 90 days of the UN climate change summit in Paris in November. | He has promised a climate change policy agreed with the provinces within 90 days of the UN climate change summit in Paris in November. |
| On indigenous rights | On indigenous rights |
| “We will build a renewed relationship with indigenous peoples on a nation-to-nation basis,” he has said. “That will include, for example, a national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It will include $2.6bn over four years for First Nations education.” | “We will build a renewed relationship with indigenous peoples on a nation-to-nation basis,” he has said. “That will include, for example, a national public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. It will include $2.6bn over four years for First Nations education.” |
| On abortion | On abortion |
| He is pro-choice: “It is not for any government to legislate what a woman chooses to do with her body. And that is the bottom line.” | He is pro-choice: “It is not for any government to legislate what a woman chooses to do with her body. And that is the bottom line.” |
| On taxes | On taxes |
| His first move will be to raise taxes on the richest 1% to fund cuts for the middle classes. | His first move will be to raise taxes on the richest 1% to fund cuts for the middle classes. |
| On marijuana | On marijuana |
| Trudeau has said he would start moves to legalise it “right away”, based on theColorado model. | Trudeau has said he would start moves to legalise it “right away”, based on theColorado model. |
| On feminism | On feminism |
| I am a feminist. I’m proud to be a feminist. #upfordebate | I am a feminist. I’m proud to be a feminist. #upfordebate |
| You can read more here: | You can read more here: |
| Related: Justin Trudeau: who is Canada's new prime minister? | Related: Justin Trudeau: who is Canada's new prime minister? |
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| My colleague Claire Phipps is going to take over our live coverage of the election, which ended with a stunning victory for the Liberal party of Justin Trudeau and an end to the nearly 10-year tenure of Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. | My colleague Claire Phipps is going to take over our live coverage of the election, which ended with a stunning victory for the Liberal party of Justin Trudeau and an end to the nearly 10-year tenure of Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. |
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| My colleague Nicky Woolf is in Calgary, where the Conservatives are trying to put on a brave face after the election defeat and news that prime minister Stephen Harper will step down as party leader. | My colleague Nicky Woolf is in Calgary, where the Conservatives are trying to put on a brave face after the election defeat and news that prime minister Stephen Harper will step down as party leader. |
| After Harper had finished speaking, the bright lights came on and the room emptied quickly and without much ceremony. Zach Isaac, a 25-year-old party volunteer from Calgary, who was one of the loudest cheerers during Harper’s speech and was festooned with buttons and signs, told the Guardian that while he was disappointed that Canadians picked “the opposite of a fiscally responsible agenda,” he was nonetheless “very pleased to see the death of the federal NDP.” | After Harper had finished speaking, the bright lights came on and the room emptied quickly and without much ceremony. Zach Isaac, a 25-year-old party volunteer from Calgary, who was one of the loudest cheerers during Harper’s speech and was festooned with buttons and signs, told the Guardian that while he was disappointed that Canadians picked “the opposite of a fiscally responsible agenda,” he was nonetheless “very pleased to see the death of the federal NDP.” |
| “I will be celebrating the death of the NDP all night,” he said, showing the Guardian a badge that had the NDP in a crossed circle sign. | “I will be celebrating the death of the NDP all night,” he said, showing the Guardian a badge that had the NDP in a crossed circle sign. |
| “It’s pretty sad,” said Kevin Thiessen, a Conservative party member originally from Ontario, adding that he was “pretty disappointed” with his home province. “I feel kinda betrayed by Ontario,” he said. “The last election, they saved the day. Now where the hell are they?” | “It’s pretty sad,” said Kevin Thiessen, a Conservative party member originally from Ontario, adding that he was “pretty disappointed” with his home province. “I feel kinda betrayed by Ontario,” he said. “The last election, they saved the day. Now where the hell are they?” |
| Standing with him was his friend Nathaniel Milljour, a cartoonist for the National Firearms Association, the Canadian equivalent of the American National Rifle Association. “Harper got bashed on social media for things that didn’t exist,” he said. “He was betrayed, though. It’s unforgivable. And it’s Ontario that did the back-stabbing.” | Standing with him was his friend Nathaniel Milljour, a cartoonist for the National Firearms Association, the Canadian equivalent of the American National Rifle Association. “Harper got bashed on social media for things that didn’t exist,” he said. “He was betrayed, though. It’s unforgivable. And it’s Ontario that did the back-stabbing.” |
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| Trudeau’s challenges will begin almost immediately, my colleague Suzanne Goldenberg writes from Washington, starting with Canada’s climate change policy. | Trudeau’s challenges will begin almost immediately, my colleague Suzanne Goldenberg writes from Washington, starting with Canada’s climate change policy. |
| Canada’s new PM has committed to restoring environmental laws and budgets dismantled by Harper, but on the two biggest issues – Keystone XL pipeline and emissions reductions target – Trudeau is bound to disappoint. | Canada’s new PM has committed to restoring environmental laws and budgets dismantled by Harper, but on the two biggest issues – Keystone XL pipeline and emissions reductions target – Trudeau is bound to disappoint. |
| Trudeau, despite attacking Harper for his pro-oil, anti-climate positions, is for the Keystone XL pipeline, the project that more than any other has symbolised the deep divisions over the future of the vast carbon reserves known as the Alberta tar sands. | Trudeau, despite attacking Harper for his pro-oil, anti-climate positions, is for the Keystone XL pipeline, the project that more than any other has symbolised the deep divisions over the future of the vast carbon reserves known as the Alberta tar sands. |
| And he has resisted setting a target for cutting carbon pollution. Instead, Trudeau has offered only to meet with provincial leaders and come up with a plan to put a price on carbon and fight climate change within 90 days of the election. | And he has resisted setting a target for cutting carbon pollution. Instead, Trudeau has offered only to meet with provincial leaders and come up with a plan to put a price on carbon and fight climate change within 90 days of the election. |
| On the plus side, Trudeau is prepared to talk about climate change – unlike Harper who gave the issue short shrift. Trudeau has also committed to setting up a $2bn fund to help the country move to a low carbon economy. | On the plus side, Trudeau is prepared to talk about climate change – unlike Harper who gave the issue short shrift. Trudeau has also committed to setting up a $2bn fund to help the country move to a low carbon economy. |
| Expect some interesting phone conversations with Barack Obama when the US president calls to offer his congratulations. The relationship between Obama and Harper was notably frosty, in large part because of Harper’s persistent lobbying for the Keystone XL, and his determination to expand the tar sands and turn Canada into an energy superpower. | Expect some interesting phone conversations with Barack Obama when the US president calls to offer his congratulations. The relationship between Obama and Harper was notably frosty, in large part because of Harper’s persistent lobbying for the Keystone XL, and his determination to expand the tar sands and turn Canada into an energy superpower. |
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| Trudeau: 'we beat fear with hope' | Trudeau: 'we beat fear with hope' |
| “We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. We beat negative, divisive politics with a positive vision that brings Canadians together,” Trudeau says, heading toward the end of his speech. | “We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. We beat negative, divisive politics with a positive vision that brings Canadians together,” Trudeau says, heading toward the end of his speech. |
| “Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less, that good enough is good enough, and that better just isn’t possible. Well, my friends, this is Canada, and in Canada better is always possible.” | “Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less, that good enough is good enough, and that better just isn’t possible. Well, my friends, this is Canada, and in Canada better is always possible.” |
| And with that Trudeau gives his parting waves to the crowd, wife at his side, and slowly works his way off stage. | And with that Trudeau gives his parting waves to the crowd, wife at his side, and slowly works his way off stage. |
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| Trudeau wraps up his victory speech by promising to “make that vision a reality” that Canadians have asked for, and that he pledges to listen to all the voters who came out to the polls. | Trudeau wraps up his victory speech by promising to “make that vision a reality” that Canadians have asked for, and that he pledges to listen to all the voters who came out to the polls. |
| He concludes with a story about meeting a Muslim mother who told him she was voting Liberal because “she wants to make sure that her little girl has the right to make her own choices in life, and that the government will protect those rights.” | He concludes with a story about meeting a Muslim mother who told him she was voting Liberal because “she wants to make sure that her little girl has the right to make her own choices in life, and that the government will protect those rights.” |
| “Canada was built by people from all corners of the world,” he says, an implicit repudiation of some of the Harper administration’s policies. “We believe in our hearts that this country’s unique diversity is a blessing bestowed upon us by previous generations of Canadians. Canadians who stared down prejudice and discrimination in all its forms.” | “Canada was built by people from all corners of the world,” he says, an implicit repudiation of some of the Harper administration’s policies. “We believe in our hearts that this country’s unique diversity is a blessing bestowed upon us by previous generations of Canadians. Canadians who stared down prejudice and discrimination in all its forms.” |
| He says that Canadians “know in their heart of hearts that a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian”. | He says that Canadians “know in their heart of hearts that a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian”. |
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| The prime minister elect then takes a few shots at his predecessor and the Conservative government, saying that Canadians want a country that is stronger not “in spite of its differences, but because of them”. | The prime minister elect then takes a few shots at his predecessor and the Conservative government, saying that Canadians want a country that is stronger not “in spite of its differences, but because of them”. |
| He adds government transparency, trust in its citizens, the rights of indigenous people and a few other items on the laundry list of progressive complaints with the Harper administration. | He adds government transparency, trust in its citizens, the rights of indigenous people and a few other items on the laundry list of progressive complaints with the Harper administration. |
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| Trudeau turns around the campaign acclaim onto the crowd, and by the millions of Canadians who voted Liberal: “I didn’t make history tonight, you did.” | Trudeau turns around the campaign acclaim onto the crowd, and by the millions of Canadians who voted Liberal: “I didn’t make history tonight, you did.” |
| Over the past three years you told us what you’re going through. You told us it’s getting harder and harder to make endsmeet. You told us you’re worried about whether you’ll be able to afford a dignified retirement. … You are the inspiration for our efforts, you are the reason we worked so hard to be where we are tonight, and you will be at the heart of this new government. | Over the past three years you told us what you’re going through. You told us it’s getting harder and harder to make endsmeet. You told us you’re worried about whether you’ll be able to afford a dignified retirement. … You are the inspiration for our efforts, you are the reason we worked so hard to be where we are tonight, and you will be at the heart of this new government. |
| Trudeau says his message to his fellow citizens “is simple”: “Have faith in your fellow citizens and country … Know that we can make anything happen if we work hard.” | Trudeau says his message to his fellow citizens “is simple”: “Have faith in your fellow citizens and country … Know that we can make anything happen if we work hard.” |
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| “Lots of people are going to have lots of opinions about why we were successful,” Trudeau says. “Well for three years we had a very old fashioned strategy, we met with and we talked with them, and we listened.” | “Lots of people are going to have lots of opinions about why we were successful,” Trudeau says. “Well for three years we had a very old fashioned strategy, we met with and we talked with them, and we listened.” |
| He says he met with people in the Arctic, in Brampton, and that Canadians – “you” – “built this platform, you built this movement. You told us what you need to be successful, you told us what government you want to have.” | He says he met with people in the Arctic, in Brampton, and that Canadians – “you” – “built this platform, you built this movement. You told us what you need to be successful, you told us what government you want to have.” |
| The cheers keep coming after nearly ever opportunity the crowd gets, with a smattering of more idiosyncratic shouts in the mix. | The cheers keep coming after nearly ever opportunity the crowd gets, with a smattering of more idiosyncratic shouts in the mix. |
| Small group in the back of the crowd yell "legalize weed!" during Trudeau's victory speech. | Small group in the back of the crowd yell "legalize weed!" during Trudeau's victory speech. |