He waited too long, had to be driven from office by his own caucus and left a monumental mess in his wake, but Justin Trudeau’s departure, combined with the belligerent new attitude in Washington, has delivered a rare opportunity for Canada to shake its traditional torpor and seize on much-needed and long-delayed change.

Fortunately enough, the country has two major parties intent, or so they claim, on doing just that. The Conservative agenda pledges to be brasher and more aggressive, a wholesale shift in how Canada goes about managing its economy and delivering the benefits. Both the most likely successors to Trudeau as Liberal leader also claim they’re all in for sweeping change, though there’s a credibility question pertaining to former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, and a readiness issue about banker and financier Mark Carney.