This week, Justin Trudeau took the Liberal Party from third place in the polls to win the election, and he will lead a majority government. His platform includes fighting climate change (although he does not oppose the Keystone Pipeline), legalizing marijuana, reforming the criminal-justice system, and working to right wrongs perpetrated against First Nation people. After the cold incumbency of the Harper government, Trudeau is aiming to make Canada cool again.
Read more on Canada’s new Prime Minister—and his father’s legacy—on newyorker.com.
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