Research Professor warns Canada faces a “dangerous time” as Old World Order unravels

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Research Professor warns Canada faces a “dangerous time” as Old World Order unravels

Mount Allison political scientist Wayne Hunt warns that Canada faces a precarious era amid US trade pressure, Chinese influence, and domestic polarization fueled by provincial premiers.

Michael Erskine

Sep 12, 2026 - 5 min read

Professor Wayne Hunt weighs in on the “New World Order.”

Research Professor warns Canada faces a “dangerous time” as Old World Order unravels — Professor Wayne Hunt weighs in on the “New World Order.”

SACKVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK—Wayne Hunt, a research professor of politics and international relations at Mount Allison University (and the son of the late, great Austin Hunt of Billings) says Canada is navigating one of the most precarious moments in its modern history, being caught between an unpredictable United States, a rising China and rising strains of nationalism at home and abroad.

Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with The Expositor, Professor Hunt argued that much of US President Donald Trump’s approach to trade and foreign policy is rooted in a decades-old grievance. President Trump, he said, is “a prisoner of his own story,” one that dates back to the 1980s when the future president watched Japan’s export-driven economy—bolstered by just-in-time manufacturing and electronics—appeared to be set on eclipsing American industry while riding on the security umbrella the US had extended since the Second World War.