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Canada’s election offers fodder for US right-wing influencers

By AFP
April 28, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney speaks during a campaign rally in Mississauga, Ontario, April 26, 2025. — AFP
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney speaks during a campaign rally in Mississauga, Ontario, April 26, 2025. — AFP 

MONTREAL: Right-wing US personalities who helped propel Donald Trump´s 2024 electoral win have weighed in on Canada´s upcoming election, with at-times misleading warnings about a range of political issues, including immigration.

These media figures often hold up Canada as a case study of a nation where core values like free speech are being purged, with arguments that often cite flawed evidence but may have reached a segment of voters ahead of Monday´s election, experts said. Charlie Kirk -- a US conservative activist and Trump ally -- recently invited the leader of Canada´s far-right People´s Party, Maxime Bernier, on his show to talk about immigration.