Harper's Ferry across the political Styx

Though The Telegraph has squirrelled away coverage of it to a lowly place in in its World News section, probably disappointed at the result, The Guardian proudly proclaims it as the main story.  I am, of course, talking about the Canadian General Election result.
Stephen Harper, a nastier version of George W Bush, has lost in a landslide comparable to John Major's wipeout in 1997 in the UK or John Howard in Australia ten years later.  Justin Trudeau, son of long-serving former prime minister Pierre, leader of the Liberals, has guided his party from third in the polls at the start of the astonishingly long 12-week campaign to a thumping majority.  His accession also creates another dynasty of the democratic left-wing, in the manner of the Kennedys.  Hopefully, he is more lucky.
History does appear to be on his side.  With a briefing paper at the United Nations recommending an end to the War on Drugs, Trudeau has proposed legalising marijuana.  The Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian tar sands that Obama has repeatedly blocked is now dead.  He is also withdrawing from expensive military commitments and promises to run a budget deficit for three years to boost the economy.  No wonder The Telegraph is downplaying it - it sounds very familiar to a Jeremy Corbyn platform...