So, I am trying to wrap my head around the historical consequences of this, and I think Trudeau and the Liberals are seriously underestimating the live wire this moment in Canadian history represents. Mild Powerlevel, History was my primary field of collegiate study, and part of that was studying World War 1 and the break up of the British Empire. As part of that I had the distinct pleasure of attending a lecture by a visiting Professor of Canadian history.
One of the major points he kept going back too was that despite having a history as long as the United States, the Canadian nation never really got "That defining moment" that really crystallized its identity as a nation. For the USA it was the Signing of the Declaration of Independence. For Canada it was...a long series of economic and diplomatic disputes with England that ultimately ended in a gradual separation de facto, but not du jure. After all, the Queen of England is still Queen of Canada and "technically" Trudeau still works for her in a subordinate position.
This in my mind was the Genesis of Trudeau's braindead comment that there is no "Core Canadian Identity". its also been the source of frequent cultural angst between Canadians and Americans, where the running joke is Canada is "America Lite". Correct me if I am wrong here, but I believe this is the largest civil "insurrection" in Canadian history. I can't think of a single larger incident. And the patriotic fervor behind it is also incredibly abnormal. I've never seen so many Canadian Flags in one place before either. Hell, even the Canada Goose has been adopted as a national symbol.
This might actually be the Canadian "Moment" that that historian all those years ago commented Canada has always lacked. If it is, then Trudeau is literally playing with fire if he thinks he can control this or snuff it out. National pride is a dangerous thing, especially when its tasted for the first time.