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EDMONTON — In the age of the selfie, he is the political king.

They cluster around him. Mothers and fathers with children. Old men with canes. Teenagers with that star-struck look in their eyes.

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Many of them carry cell-phone cameras, and as he approaches, they ask him to pose with them.

Justin Trudeau, the man who wants to be Canada’s prime minister of a majority Liberal government in 2015, never says no.

It’s part of a remarkable phenomenon that has been occurring for the past year or so throughout Canada at rallies, parades and barbeques.

And until you see it — as I did one evening this week in an Edmonton park that drew about 350 people for a Liberal rally — there’s no way to really comprehend how Trudeau is different from those who have come before him.

Sometime in 2015, Canadians will be asked to cast judgment on their party leaders in an election campaign.

Voters will be urged to make their decision on matters of substance — Which party has the best platform? Is it time for a change or for continuity? Which party leader do you trust most? Who is best equipped to lead Canada?