Trudeaumania runs wild online after Liberal victory
Party's big win collides with Star Wars trailer, Blue Jays on social media
News of a projected Liberal majority and Justin Trudeau set to be the next prime minister proved fruitful material for jokes, images mash-ups and nostalgia on social media.
Thanks to the comparative wealth of images from Trudeau's life — from black-and-white photographs of him as a toddler with his father to more colourful exploits such as his infamous boxing match — political junkies had fun with the man who might turn out to be the most meme-friendly prime minister in Canada's history.
Others mashed up Trudeau's big win with other hot topics on Twitter, from the Toronto Blue Jays' triumph against the Kansas City Royals, to the release of the newest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Here are some of the best reactions to the the Liberal win.
#Trudeaumania 2.0 is running wild, brother:
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> turning out to be a bigger Trudeau lovefest than 1968. Looks like a majority. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gobsmacked?src=hash">#gobsmacked</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trudeaumania?src=hash">#trudeaumania</a> <a href="https://t.co/l9ZBu4Pv8P">pic.twitter.com/l9ZBu4Pv8P</a>
—@gthielmannTHE STREETS RUN RED <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a>
—@jp_dangeloNot lost on me: You couldn't have paid either of my grandparents to vote for Pierre Trudeau. They both voted for Justin today.
—@s_findlayFlexing in the red corner, <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> projected to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Elxn42?src=hash">#Elxn42</a> <a href="https://t.co/iVpvDeQY2N">pic.twitter.com/iVpvDeQY2N</a>
—@StephanieChanThis was our favourite tweet from the early Atlantic Canada results:
Did Atlantic Canada vote this way on purpose to make their regional map look like a lobster? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/passthegarlicbutter?src=hash">#passthegarlicbutter</a> <a href="https://t.co/bPcj7Fyzvc">pic.twitter.com/bPcj7Fyzvc</a>
—@kayafraserSome used the hashtag #LikeFatherLikeSon to signal Trudeau following in his father's footsteps.
HOW WEIRD WILL IT BE FOR JUSTIN TO MOVE BACK TO HIS OLD HOUSE? *Justin laughs maniacally, paints over Harper's kids' growth chart* <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/22Votes?src=hash">#22Votes</a>
—@HeidiBranderMajority <a href="https://twitter.com/liberal_party">@liberal_party</a> Government <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a> has hit Canada!...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LikeFatherLikeSon?src=hash">#LikeFatherLikeSon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/candavotes?src=hash">#candavotes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="https://t.co/xQvyrNLeOT">pic.twitter.com/xQvyrNLeOT</a>
—@RCPanik_CFOXTo the doubters who still think he just isn't ready... <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LikeFatherLikeSon?src=hash">#LikeFatherLikeSon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/exn42?src=hash">#exn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaVotes?src=hash">#CanadaVotes</a> <a href="https://t.co/PRsIipg8IL">pic.twitter.com/PRsIipg8IL</a>
—@NrathoreA few cautioned against celebrating a Trudeau dynasty, however.
However people need to stop claiming <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a>. Pierre Trudeau =/= his son. It's a different time and a different Canada. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn2015?src=hash">#elxn2015</a>
—@eyedlionMoving on to sports: Who had a better night: the Liberals or the Blue Jays?
When you know you knocked it out of the park <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elexn42?src=hash">#elexn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a> <a href="https://t.co/nZdRllVyqE">pic.twitter.com/nZdRllVyqE</a>
—@tiffmaclennan<a href="https://twitter.com/CH_Cartoon">@CH_Cartoon</a> sums up the sentiment in much of Canada tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trudeaumania?src=hash">#trudeaumania</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZbjPMNCQUs">pic.twitter.com/ZbjPMNCQUs</a>
—@CH_cmcIlveen#StarWars and #elxn42 collided
The new Star Wars trailer was a top trending topic worldwide, but a few Canadians (including Trudeau and family) took the chance to meme-ify the two together.
Trudeau kids play with lightsabers after Star Wars trailer drops <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> (Paul Chiasson/CP) <a href="https://t.co/sp7086gpQd">https://t.co/sp7086gpQd</a> <a href="https://t.co/SZPVfq5bWS">pic.twitter.com/SZPVfq5bWS</a>
—@CBCNewsA Trudeau is Prime Minister and a Star Wars movie is coming out. Congrats Canada, we brought the 70's back! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a>
—@seishinaBREAKING: Gov’t counts “Canada elects Star Wars trailer” jokes as official votes; joke projected to be new Prime Minister. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn2015?src=hash">#elxn2015</a>
—@RoshiraiAnd what do you get when you cross Star Wars myth and Trudeaumania? A good tweet.
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/elxn42?src=hash">#elxn42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trudeaumania?src=hash">#Trudeaumania</a> <a href="https://t.co/H7HwKsweCI">pic.twitter.com/H7HwKsweCI</a>
—@podnoss