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

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.