canada's election, al jazeera's daniel lak filed this report from toronto. >> not only has it been a long campaign, it's also seen the most spending ever on political ads. most of them were paid for by the conservative government of steven harper, attacking opponents. in particular the current front runner 44-year-old justin trudeau, the son of one of canada's former prime minister. >> justin is just not ready. >> steven harper we've had a lot of complaints. >> the other opponent, left of center new democrats did some attacking of their own criticizing mr. harper's record by way of a staged interview. >> it's time to let him go. >> the sen tri centrist liberal, bringing in canada's first charter of rights and freedoms. turnout was huge in advance polls two weekends ago. nearly 75% higher than previous years. that could be good news for opposition. >> there are still undecided voters of course but a lot of people have made up their mind and when people make up their mind in a change focused election, generally speaking that would probably favor the change party. >> and we'll know that

trudeau and daniel lak is following happenings. good day daniel, what is the mead as people cast their vote? >> it's been the longest campaign in canada in modern times. more than two modifies campaigning, that is twice as much as we usually have. so people have had a long time to think about their choice. the momentum builds slowly. it looks like we have a change in government to the left of center new democratic party, their social democrats, want to do various things to make the government fairer. and trudeau, son of pierre trudeau. a referendum on steven harper's leadership, everyone is holding their breath. >> and daniel what is it that people want to see changed? are they hopeful that voting today will bring a different canada? >> that's certainly one of the themes that you hear, they want a canada that is a peace keeper in the world, not a country that is involved in anti-i.s.i.s. coalitions in syria. they want a country that is kinder to the environment, but steven harper has a strong base of 30% of the electorate supporting

daniel lak has the story from toronto. >> it's a new era in canadian politics. the centrist liberal party led by justin trudeau has won the election. as the days and weeks went by his party support climbed steadily. 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! >> reporter: the result was a sharp rebuke for conservative party prime minister steven harper. harper has cut government taxes and emphasized national security. he has also been controversial in his days in office. he will resign immediately. >> for the 42nd time canadians have chosen a national parliament. the one we had certainly not hoped for. the people are never wrong. >> the leftist new democratic party was the biggest loser, dropping seats down to third place. canadian voters it seems wanted change and they wanted the liberals to take them there. >> he reminds us how striking the change has become. we have three parties all hovering around 30%. the conservatives didn't budge. the liberals went up 12, 1

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daniel lak reports from the canadian city of london. >> mosa is 22. she is taking a degree in social work and religious studies. what she wears, her nikab, has emerged as a big talking point in canada's long election campaign? >> i didn't realize this was ever going to be an issue. things like that and then it kind of became very hurt and offended. these kind of sentiments make me feel very unsafe in my own country, andists born and raised here. >> here is why: pakistan born hasock wanted to take her canadian citizenship oath wearing the nikab. it became an election issue nrt in the vote rich area of question o'clock where attacks equated her with oil leaks from a pipeline. >> a canadian individual. >> other similar issues came up. stephen harper's government said it was stripping citizenship from several muss let me men convicted of terrorist offense who had dual nationality. tlavens anonymous tip line to report feel female mutilation. they deny they are driving wedges between can aidsians by raising issues that seem to single out muss let me see. to

daniel lak, al jazeera, in northern ontario. >>> french police have carried out an operation seizing 7,000 can he kilos of canopies in paris, it was hid then three vans and seized in an effluents part of the french capital. president francois hollande attend a news conference thanking the officers involved. it's the biggest drug operation in 10 years thought to be worth $22 million. >>> hundreds of koreans septembekorean separatedby the . 65,000 other south koreans are still waiting on a waiting list to meet their loved ones in the north. harry fawcett is where a chosen few are preparing to cross the board never to north korea for that rare meeting. >> reporter: this is the hotel lobby where the nearly 400 south korean family members had been contacted think it's been a room full of incredible individual stories penalized -- personal lives changed forever by the huge immaterial personal forces of histories. among the stories i will share within of them with you. the story of 84-year-old she had been married for just seven months, she was three months pregnant when her husband went mi

. >> well, daniel lak is in toronto for us. any signs of how it's going?pinion poll suggesting possibly this is not going to be a good election for harper. >> well, the opinion polls, of course, are about as good as the paper they're written on. half the country is more or less just started voting, and the other half has been voting for a couple of hours. the turn out figure so far, in toronto city hall, they say a steady trickle of people are coming down. they expect more at lunchtime. this is the business district. a huge turn out poll, the assumption is that change is likely. power, we have new writings, more writings than we used to have, and really it's not really clear who is going to win this thing until the last vote is counted and the vote is declar declared. >> if there is a minority government what will that mean for any changes that canadian voters want to see? >> well, the minority, if it occurs, will be of the non-conservative parties. stephen harper, who wins, not enough for a majority, both other major party leaders say they will not suppor

let's bring in daniel lak in toronto for us. canada waking up to a new era in polit politics.it all sinking in? >> reporter: i think people are just now beginning to come to terms with the fact that they elected a majority government. a very familiar name here, trudeau. they gave justin trudeau a big majority. everyone stayed up watching this election, watching the results, and then all of it came at the end of a very long and emotional night of vote counting for canadian voters and for candidates. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's a new era in canadian politics. the centrist liberal party has won a majority. trudeau began in third place in the opinion polls but as the days and weeks went by, his party's support climbed steadily. >> 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. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the result was a sharp rebuke for conservative party prime minister stephen harper who first came to power in 2006. a towering figure on the right-wing of canadian

daniel lak is in canada for us. justin trudeau promised a change in parliament. what can we expect. >> laying out the vision of what he wanted the country to be and that seems what the people have chosen. he's trying run deficits, stimulate the economy, duet people working, and stimulate the infrastructure, get taxes raised, he will legalize marijuana which may have given him some appeal among younger voters. policies like that and many others have really told the voters of canada what they can expect. what they did do today is vote for change. 60% of them or more have got behind mr. trudeau's party which is quite a result. >> daniel, harper has resigned as leader of the conservative party. what does that mean for the party now? >> it's the sort of thing that happens in politics here, every eight, ten years, even a successful prime minister, a successful party leader needs to make way for new blood. when someone who did have a majority goes down to defeat, i think mr. harper will oversee a change in leadership, choose a new one, there is a new leader waiting in t

daniel lak reports. >> reporter: sentinels of the shore, canada's lighthouses have stood for centuriesdern technology and a cost-conscious government mean many could disappear if local communities don't start maintaining them. that is what is happening at the boors headlight house. >> they do something once in a while to the road, but as far as the lighthouse itself, they are not going to touch it. if it fell down, it fell down. that's just the way it is. >> reporter: in 2008 ottawa declared nearly 500 lighthouses as unnecessary to navigation. 75 now have heritage status, but preservation is still worried, the country is losing touch with its past. >> we don't have the castles that europe have, or the great wall of china, but we do have our lighthouses. my dad moved us out on to the island in 1964. >> reporter: once lighthouse keepers lived with their families in places like this island just outside of nova scotias largest port halifax. kelly grew up there and served as keeper herself in the final months before the light was automated. >> it suited me. if they hadn't have closed it dow

justin trudeau, the leader of the center left liberals is leading in the opinion polls, as daniel lak reports, the prime minister is fighting off allegations that his conservative party discriminates against canada's muslim community. >> reporter: this woman is 22, and is taking a degree in social work and religious studies. what she wears, her niqab, is a big talking point in canada's election. >> i didn't realise this would be an issue. things like that. it became very hurt and offended. these kind of sentiments make me feel very unsafe in my own country, and i was born and raised here >>> here is why, pakistan born woman wanted to take her canadian citizenship oath while wearing her niqab. the government tried to stop her. the court ruled against it. it became an election issue in the vote-rich french-speaking province of quebec. other similar issues came up. stephen harper's government said it was stripping citizenship from several muslim men convicted of terror offenses, with duel nationality. there was an announcement of a tip line so people could report and candidates described

daniel lak reports from nova scotia. >> reporter: sent knowledges of the shore.ada's lighthouses have stood for centuries. but modern technology and a cost-conscious government mean many could disappear if local communities responsibility start maintaining them. that's what is happening today at the bore's headlight house. >> they do some once in a while to the road. but as far as the lighthouse itself, they are not going to touch it. if it fell down it fell down. that's just the way it is. >> reporter: in 2008, ottawa declared nearly 500 lighthouses as unnecessary to navigation. local communities have taken over some, 75 now have heritage status and can be not dismantled but preservatio preservation asl wore. >> i we don't have the castles of europe, but we do have our lighthouses they are emblematic of who we are. my dad moved us out onto the island in 1964, i was nine months old. >> reporter: once lighthouse keepers lived with their families in places like here, just outside nova scotia's largest port halifax. kelly fair service brown grew up there and served

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here is daniel lak. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: it's a new era in canadian politics.ist liberal party lead by justin trudeau has won a majority. he began the campaign in third place in the opinion polls, but as the days and weeks went by, his support climbed steadily. >> canadians across this great country sent a clear message tonight. it's time for a change in this country my friends, a real change. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the result was a sharp rebuke for conservative party prime minister stephen harper who first came to power in 2006. a towering figure on the right-wing of canadian politics. he has cut government, taxes, and emphasized national security. he has also been increasingly controversial during his final term in office. he'll resign in the coming days. >> for the 42nd time in 148 years, canadians have chosen a national parliament. while tonight is not the result we hoped for, the people are never wrong. >> reporter: once the official opposition, the leftist new democratic party was the biggest loser, dropping seats and down to third place. ca

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and it had shown the liberals were on track to win but not such a big majority and this is from daniel lakronto. >> reporter: a new era in canadian politics the central liberal party led by justin has won and he began the campaign third place in the opinion polls but as the days and weeks went by his party's support climbed steadily. >> 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. >> reporter: the result was a sharp rebuke for conservative party prime minister steven harper who first came to power in 2006, a towering figure on the right wing of canadian politics harper cut government taxes and emphasized national security. he has also been increasingly controversial. during his final term in office he will resign as conservative leader in the coming days. >> for the 42en time in 148 years canadians have chosen a national parliament. well tonight's result is certainly not the one we had hoped for. the people are never wrong. >> reporter: once the official opposition the leftest new democratic pa

daniel lak, a. >> most of them support the president. al jazeera jamal el shael reports. >> not unlike the first elections, turnout on sunday according to local media was extremely low. the last time a parliamentary poll took place, waiting for hours to cost their ballot. this was the first free and fair election in history. now as a result of the 2013 coup the breert hood's liters are either killed jade o exiled. other movements have boycotted the votes at protest of what they sai is the continued oppression of phablets. abdel fatah al-sisi. >> we voted in the parliamentary election and the presidential election after meu barack's election, but the passion died down before he was removed from his presidency. few voters did vote but were upset business the support of it. >> circh needed to sacrifice freedoms for the sakes of his economic development and stability. but more than two years since the coup's egypt's economy has not risen. >> since 2013 we are still faced with high unemployment. >> sunday's leaders didn't include any of sisi'

. >> now let's hear from da daniel lak in toronto and the challenges that will face this new government. >> it's a new era in canadian politics. the centrist liberal party led by justin trudeau, he won the campaign in third place in the opinion polls, but as the weeks and days went by his party support climbed stead. >> i canadians sent a clear message tonight. it's time for a change in this country, my friends. a real change. [ cheers and applause ] >> the result was a sharp rebuke for conservative party prime minister stephen harper, who first came to power in 2006. a towering figure on the right wing of canadian politics, harper has cut government, taxes and emphasized national security. he has also been increasingly terrible during his final term in office. he'll resign as conservative leader in the coming days. >> for the 42nd time in 148 years canadians have chose an natural parliament. tonight's result is not the one that we had hoped for. the people are never wrong. >> once the official opposition the leftest new democratic party was the biggest loser dropping seats down to thir

. >> daniel lak, thank you very much indeed. kicking off our coverages of that canadian election. thank you. >>> china's president xi jinping is arriving in u.k, as the u.k. is looking for investment in a number infrastructure projects. let's hear more from charlie angela. >> it may sound like fun and games but these mandarin lessons are toddlers oar strategic investment in their future, a future which will depend on china about. >> mandarin as a language, he's got english, spanish pretty much sorted hasn't he? >> george's daughter also studies mandarin and he has promised to pump $15 million into u.k. schools for the study of manneddary. he makes it clear. >> through the ups and downs, let's stick together. let's stick together to grow our economies, let's stick together to make britain china's best pattern in the west and lest stick together to create a golden generation for both our countries. britain and china will stick together. >> president xi will receive a great encounter. hopefully he'll sit down and ambassadors endorse a number ofs deals. high speed rail link, nuclear p

daniel lak, al jazeera. >>> time to catch up on sports here is farah. >>> sepp blatter has been suspendedethics committee has banned its veteran president for 90 days after being investigated for corruption activities two others were also banned. another of his potential suck sosz ors has been banned for six years. former vice president also fined for breaking rules during the 2022 world cup bid campaign. >>> for more on this story we're joined by andrew, a correspondent for inside world football and live for us from london. andrew is this the end of blatter's career? or would he come back in january? >> well, there's a chance, farah. i mean it does look as if it's probably the end of the road. i mean, i imagine his lawyers are looking for every possibility now to try and keep him in charge at least until february the 26th when he is due to step down anyway. a 90-day suspension takes us through january, and the ethics committee have the opposition of extending that. there is the fifa appeal's committee, the court of arbitration for sport, but they take time. and it will be interesting to

. >> daniel lak, thank you. >>> now rescuers are battling to reach remote regions of the philippines by a typhoon on sunday. the army and police helping thousands of people left stranded after the storm swept through the northeast of the country bringing with it floods and landslides. we have more from one of the worst effected areas. >> this man has been live hearing for over 40 years, and he has never seen this much devastation before. >> they're bringing aid. >> almost everything in his house has been destroyed. there is nothing left to save. this was once a thriving community. now this is what is left of it. most of the houses here have been swept away. people tell me they were quite dependent on fishing for their livelihood. now they don't know what to do any more. the situation here is similar across the region. families tell us that they will surely feel the devastation of typhoon for many years to come. it struck northern philippines early sunday morning and until now many communities remain inaccessible. the typhoon unleashed torrential rain over the province before swamping

daniel lak reports. >> his stirring election victory behind him, justin trudeau is getting ready for government. first another rally to thank supporters who gave him his majority. among the projects that got him here, the withdraw of canadian fighter aircraft from the u.s.-led bombing campaign against isil in iraq and syria. >> i spoke with president obama, and we talked about canada's continued engagement as a strong member of the coalition against isil, and i committed that we would continue to engage in a responsible way. but he understands the commitments i've made around ending the combat mission. >> mr. trudeau didn't say when he might bring canadian warplanes home from the middle east. there was something else that he said he would do, improve relations with the united states. >> stay we're bringing forward a motion. >> when stephen harper committed fighter jets to the u.s.-led air campaign mr. trudeau said that canada should not be in combat but providing aid and training. it was clear that the obama administration didn't want changes in the coalition. >> they've made an impo

daniel lak, al jazeera, london, ontario. >>> it's election time in argentine i can't where the influenceangs heavily over the country's politics. 41 years after his death. he was elected three times as president serving from 1946 until 1955 when he was overthrown a report from buenos aires about the movement. >> it's not only a political party. it's a movement and some say a religi religion. cent years ago, peronism was born, when labor secretary juan peron was imprisoned. he had passed labor laws considered revolutionary for argentina at the time. millions took on to the streets to demand his freedom. peron was then elected president of argentina and created the most successful political movement in this country's history. rodriguez remembers those days well. he says he is a peronist at heart. >> peronism transformed the country. we came from a decade of fraud but the important labor laws came with peron. he gave workers dignity. we were not from the left or the right. we were against the an exploitation of human beings. >> since then, argentina has been divided between supporters and d

daniel yellow lak, al jazeera, toronto. >> argentinians will be helding to the polls to elect their nextresident on sunday. the country is suffering from one of the highest conflation rates in the world, it will be the economy at the head of the campaign. >> reporter: cotton and other products from argentina brought to the center of buenas aires who claim their industry is crisis. it is said this government has ignored the farming community. >> we are at the moment where we have to decide whether we will crack or not. we are literally losing money t costs more to grow our product than not to do anything. the government controls the exchange rate, inflation. it's impossible to know what will happen. >> reporter: farmers came to push the government to put an end to export taxes and implement economic taxes that will help the agricultural community. argentina is getting ready to elect a new president. the state. economy is on everyone's mind. inflation is what worries many people here some private estimates put it close to 30%. the government has implemented price control on some products b