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A Canadian lawmaker has revealed a 'game-plan' is being devised on how to respond if the US becomes a far-right, authoritarian regime, following the presidential election. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is keeping a close eye on who is going to be America's next leader, the National Post reports.  

'We are certainly working on scenarios,' Joly told a Montreal radio station in French during an interview this week. 

'In general, there is our game plan, precisely to be able to manage what could be a rather difficult situation.

Mélanie Joly says Canada is watching to see if the US becomes a far-right, authoritarian regime

Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in 2017

'I will work with my colleagues and with the mayors, the provincial premiers, with the business community, with the unions, with everyone in the country, so that we are ready regardless of the election outcome.' 

She is believed to be alluding to the possible re-election of former President Donald Trump, who will likely be the Republican nominee and face off against Joe Biden in a tight race.  

During the same discussion, she said the issue of how Canada prevents the growth of the far-right is being looked at more widely. 

'The other aspect of the question is more about knowing how we as a democracy are able to thwart the growth of the far-right in our country, because it’s happening in the United States, it’s happening in Europe,' she said. 

Joly added: 'So one can’t be naïve here, Patrick; it’s happening right now with us, there is, we know that there is certainly a radicalization of the [Canadian] Conservative Party.' 

University of Ottawa national-security professor Thomas Juneau said that with unpredictability experienced around the world recently, it's necessary to be prepared for any outcome. 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously denounced the rise of authoritarianism around the world

'What would have been extremely far-fetched scenarios maybe 10 years ago, today are not impossible anymore,' he said. 

'If an increasingly authoritarian US is increasingly unilateral and dismissive of traditional alliances like NATO or arrangements like Norad, how does that damage our security?' 

Joly, a 44-year-old from Montreal, previously served as minister of economic development and before that as heritage minister. 

She was first elected to represent the Ahuntsic-Cartierville region of Canada in the House of Commons in 2015. 

Since then, she has been risen to become Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister and been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. 

Just last year, newspaper Politico labelled Joly a 'Trudeau protégé' who might 'one day have his job'. 

It's not he first time her statements have challenged political opposition within Canada and abroad. 

In February 2022, she appeared to blame American conservatives for supporting truckers protesting against vaccine mandates during the Freedom Conoy.  

'My biggest concern as the foreign minister at this point is the foreign interference that is happening in the convoy we're seeing in Canada right now,' she said. 

'The disinformation campaign, where it comes from. The financing of it, where it comes from.' 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously denounced the rise of authoritarianism around the world. 

'If we don’t step up, other forces will step in. As like-minded democracies, as major economies, we need to work together to meet this moment,' Trudeau said in a speech earlier this year. 

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