Left-leaning Canadians and centrists breathed a sigh of relief when Poilievre wasn’t elected, but they still ended up with a small c-conservative in fiscal matters at the helm. Perhaps none of us really got what we wanted, but, as the song goes, maybe we got what we needed in these turbulent times. It’s too soon to tell.

In a show of unity, Canadians rallied together defiantly, boycotting U.S. products and refusing to travel south of the border. Soon, news of illegal arrests and ICE disappearing people made it obvious that staying put was no longer just a political statement but a survival tactic as well.