One more point: The anti-headscarf campaign and the muslim snitch line might have cost Harper another term, but Trump's anti-Mexican rants and his pledge to inventory and evict Muslims from his country have actually helped propel him to power.

So what are we left with?  Political policies in Canada that seek to disenfranchise or outright criminalize the poor and Muslims.... and a recently elected President who has pledged to do the same, but has thrown Latin Americans into the mix.

To someone on the "winning" side (wealthy whites) this may not LOOK like fascism, but once a party's political opposition are deprived of their rights, who's left to stop you from doing whatever you want?

I'm a stubborn fiscal conservative.  I hate seeing tax money get wasted on any service that isn't absolutely necessary... but I'm not an idiot, and I'm not about to stand by while an elected leader methodically eliminates the democratic rights of his opposition.  That's bad for everyone.