Poilievre might have reason to show fealty to Modi: confidential sources told Radio-Canada that Indian officials in Canada undermined the campaign of one of Poilievre’s rivals for the Conservative leadership in 2022. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, who had previously been one of the Canadian politicians closest to Modi, had begun criticizing the BJP’s draconian crackdown on Indian farmers protesting agricultural reforms.
For India, a country with an increasingly militaristic and authoritarian government desperate to maintain its slipping label as “the world’s largest democracy,” Canada’s blessing is invaluable.
Yeah I guess the narcissism that seems to plague these types necessitates a hierarchy of some sort.
Also, I guess the strongman/woman will look stronger if seen to be treated as an equal by another one with the image they’re trying to cultivate. They mutually benefit.