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The man replacing him as PM, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, is the son of the legendary politician and prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau the Younger's Liberal party won a majority of Parliament seats in a surprising sweep, pushing aside the Conservatives but also stomping on the hopes of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a typically more left-wing party that has moved slightly to the right this election cycle under Tom Mulcair.Helping Trudeau along was the "Anyone but Harper" movement, which encouraged NDP and Liberal voters to ignore their party affiliation in favor of voting for the most viable non-Conservative candidate in their electoral district."Early on, the NDP were the default protest vote," said VICE Canada correspondent Justin Ling in an email. Then it flipped to the Liberals. While [Trudeau's] charisma has something to do with [his victory], his policies certainly help. Between his pledge to create jobs through infrastructure spending and to raise taxes on the richest 1 percent, people did like his platform."According to the BBC, the Liberals have promised to take in more Syrian refugees, cut taxes on the middle class, build more infrastructure, and legalize marijuana. Combine that with Trudeau's upbeat, optimistic acceptance speech that focused on leading the country with "sunny ways" and left-leaning Canadians have plenty of reason to celebrate.The question going forward is whether Trudeau, who the Conservatives targeted as being too young and unprepared to lead the country during the election, can deliver on all of his promises. But somewhat like Barack Obama did in 2008, his hopeful rhetoric seems to have trumped charges of inexperience."They might not trust him to run the country," said Ling of Canadians. "but they like him."Follow Harry Cheadle on Twitter.On VICE News: True Believers Witness a Stephen Harper Denouement in Calgary