September 12, 2025Open Access

When The United States Sneezes, Canada Catches a Cold: The Trump Effect in Canada

Key Points

The rise in right-wing extremist movements parallels the Trump administration's influence in Canada, leading to increased polarization.
Between 2017 and 2021, alt-right movements surged, exemplified by the emergence of the People’s Party of Canada.
Incidents of hate crimes grew during this period, indicating a troubling shift in societal attitudes toward divisive ideologies.
Canada’s cultural proximity to the U.S. means it can easily adopt controversial movements like Trumpism, despite its progressive values.

Abstract

This article examines the link between the era of the Trump administration and the rise of right-wing extremist movements in Canada. Coinciding with the rise of right-wing nationalist movements worldwide, Canada experienced a massive rise in alt-right movements from 2017-2021, as highlighted by the creation of the People’s Party of Canada, the rise of hate crimes, and the reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of geographical proximity, shared culture and language with the United States, Canada is prone to absorbing U.S. political movements, even one as controversial as Trumpism. Overall, Canada is not immune to the rise of deeply divisive ideologies in spite of our progressive national values.

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Melika Mansour (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44c3d31b076d99fa556ce https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5206/sc.v15i1.22563