I often often say being a Canadian is a lot like living in a zoo enclosure with a schizophrenic gorilla. Sure the gorilla might do a good job of keeping the Russian bear and the panda bear at bay, but it can also switch personalities on a dime, and go ape shit. That's really about as safe as it gets being a Canadian, and we somehow manage to survive by speaking softly yet firmly.
But the fact is working with that Gorilla has been way more significant with trade, defense, and innovation than any of our other allies combined, and those allies benefit the same from that Gorilla as well. For the foreseeable future, we need to make sure that Gorilla doesn't lose it's marbles. otherwise its all over.