Slightly less than a decade ago, Canada’s newly elected, youthful prime minister seemed the conscious opposite of his soon-to-be counterpart on the rise in the United States. Justin Trudeau embraced refugees, celebrated multiculturalism, advocated climate action and styled himself a feminist. Donald Trump, meanwhile, bulldozed his way through the 2016 Republican presidential primary while stoking anti-immigrant furor, demonizing Muslims and mocking women. Trudeau, WorldView noted in early 2016, was “the anti-Trump” — a branding that many in the center-left leader’s inner circle seemed to welcome.
