Canada has ended the 9.5-year reign of conservative Stephen Harper, a man whose greatest legacy, Stephen Marche wrote in a blistering New York Times op-ed this summer, is one of “secrecy and ignorance.” Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau, son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, won in a landslide victory and made history as the first child of a prime minister to be elected into the position. At 43, he is the second-youngest politician to be elected the nation’s leader and will be presiding over the most diverse parliament in several years.

But Trudeau is notable for another reason, as well: He is an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, including aboriginal women.