The rise of right-wing populism and nationalism has had a profound effect on politics in the advanced industrial world. Canada, flummoxed by its normally reliable neighbor to the south and an American electorate it no longer understands, may have to dramatically rethink its position with respect to the United States both as its major trading partner and closest ally. With a bad faith actor political party in the Republicans, America is increasingly taking on authoritarian tendencies that have already played out in countries such as Hungary and Poland. The recent voting rights suppression movement and a fraudulent campaign to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the January 6, 2021 insurrection and attack on the Capitol, have created conditions in which anti-democratic measures can potentially overcome weakening democratic institutions. In this article, the upheaval of the Trump years and the dynamics of the 2020 election and its aftermath are put into a Canadian and comparative perspective.

中文翻译：

---

隔壁的威权大象？：在美国民主倒退和不确定性中的加拿大和比较视角

右翼民粹主义和民族主义的兴起对发达工业世界的政治产生了深远的影响。加拿大因其通常可靠的南方邻国和一个它不再了解的美国选民而感到困惑，它可能不得不重新考虑其在美国作为其主要贸易伙伴和最亲密盟友的地位。由于共和党中有一个不诚实的演员政党，美国正越来越多地采取已经在匈牙利和波兰等国上演的威权主义倾向。最近的投票权压制运动和一场旨在推翻 2020 年选举的欺诈运动，最终导致 2021 年 1 月 6 日的起义和对国会大厦的袭击，为反民主措施可能克服削弱的民主制度创造了条件。