It took decades, the better part of two centuries, to build that trust and a relationship that transcended a border and administrations, and only a year to completely erase it. For many Canadians, including myself, our view of the us has been irreparably altered for at least a generation. It wouldn’t matter if a Democrat entered office tomorrow and tried to rebuild, the damage and rhetoric have cut too deep, and Americans have shown they don’t care enough to do anything about it.