Is Canada preparing for an authoritarian United States?

Ever since Canada became a nation, we’ve been making contingency plans, preparing for the worst: American conflict spilling over onto our territory. Canadians have been secretly worried about our friends to the south, just as we have been publicly supportive. Recent events in the United States have only exacerbated those concerns.

So what do experts think Canada should be doing to prepare for the worst? What scenarios are we gaming out? Is this even a realistic fear? And if so … what exactly do we think we can do about it?

“The prospective of a world in which the US will not take care of Canada, is kind of just so far out there at that point, what is Canada, all the contingencies would be out the door. We’d be in so much trouble there is no specific game plan that kicks in,” said Wells.

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