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Yeah, I don't mean Canadian politics are determined by US politics.
Over here though, when a broad issue starts getting a lot of attention in the US, it gets attention here (often undeservedly, like the gun debate, historical statues etc). Curse of the Anglosphere. However the majority sentiment is typically reversed.
I figured the effect would be stronger in Canada, but wasn't sure on the direction.
Immigration, for example, got attention here, but the reaction of Canadians was totally different. Trump first got attention with immigration, he made it an issue, and since he made it the issue, he was the strongest on that issue. The entire Canadian right tried to follow suit, but it didn't work. Maxime Bernier based his whole campaign on what worked for Trump, even down to his debate tactics (shouting over everyone, which to be honest, is off-putting to Canadians, and it led to an embarrassing moment in the English debate). It fizzled.
On the other hand, the Liberals were mired in scandals and ethics violations for a year leading up to the election. This resulting in Canadians deciding that they didn't want the Trudeau Liberals to have a majority anymore.
On climate change, the only party that didn't want action on climate change was the one that didn't win a single seat.