I am happy that Harper is out because he is trash. Like you, I'm cautious about Trudeau because of all the 'at least he's not Harper' commentary. People might have very high hopes of him and then be disappointed when he doesn't live up to them. Of course, I'm not Canadian and my perspective will likely be skewed.

I first heard about Jack Layton when he died and regret that being my introduction to him. He was an amazing human being and there's no doubt that if he were alive, he would be PM.