1) you can’t just drive to the border and say “trump sucks” and get a work permit. The system up here is INCREDIBLY fucked up. The process takes months, even assuming everything goes right, which it won’t.
2) if you think the US housing crisis is bad: lol. Unless you wanna live in like Manitoba or something you are noooot gonna find affordable housing. Or, uh, housing at all.
3) Canada has plenty of their own right wing shitheads, and they’re probably gonna win the next elections. The ones you won’t be able to vote in, because you’re not Canadian.
4) everything is more expensive here, and the currency is weaker. Your money will not go as far. And have fun figuring out taxes! Of which you will pay 3-3x more than you did in the US!
5) good news: all those taxes do pay for socialized healthcare. Bad news: depending on where you end up, it may be an absolute shambles. There are like a hundred thousand people in Nova Scotia who can’t find a family doctor (me included).
IN CONCLUSION: I love living in Halifax and wouldn’t change it for anything. But you are probably not going to be able to flee the US if shit gets completely fucked. And if you’re serious about it, you should have started talking to an immigration lawyer 3 months ago.
