Here's a newsflash. 

Canada hasn't really been able to rely on the US for global leadership since Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945.

The relationship has been mostly on the downhill slide since with very brief flashes of false hope, but the charade is now officially over with the Donald in the White House.

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” 

— H. L. Mencken

Only instead of "perfected" in the above quote, substitute the word, "rejected."

If nothing else, New Scotland will be free.  Don't care about the rest of you, really.

Slainte Mhath