I suspect Canadians are just as ready as Americans were Nov. 8, 2016, to shock experts and their expectations.

Far right leader Marine Le Pen and Conservative Emmanuel Macron both qualified for a May 7 runoff in the French presidential election.

Populist movements warning of the "Islamization" of Europe have been gaining ground across the continent. The attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo could win more supporters to their cause.