Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford’s recent policy directions exhibit striking parallels with Donald Trump’s priorities, creating an ideological throughline that resonates with the populist-authoritarian right. Carney’s proposed federal budget, criticized in The Hill Times editorial, mirrors Trump’s fiscal agenda by emphasizing military spending, border enforcement, and economic nationalism while simultaneously slashing investments in reconciliation, scientific research, public broadcasting, and social programs. These moves echo Trump’s own $163 billion U.S. discretionary cuts and rescissions aimed at non-defense programs, global health, and education—suggesting a shared vision of government that prioritizes “hard power” and economic sovereignty over social equity and multilateral obligations.