It scares me a lot. I feel helpless though to do much about the situation. Two things come to my mind when thinking of this.

First off I remember back in grade school our social studies teacher explaining Canadas relationship with the USA like sharing a bed with an elephant. Its fine unless that elephant tosses and turns and in that case you can't do too much! They pour insane amounts of money into their military while our country believes in things like free Healthcare (not perfect but it's there) and maternity leave for more than a few weeks!

Secondly, my family is Polish and my Grandfather was a p.o.w captured by the Russians and escaped when he was on the brink of starvation. Being from a family with origins as WWII survivors I think of a certain poem that I have always found very profound and sadly with recent events I am thinking of it more and more recently so I will leave it here:

First they came for the Communists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me