The unending flurry of news from south of the border has left a lot of Canadians feeling angry, anxious and powerless. 

For as long as anyone living can remember, Canada and the US have been the best of friends. Constantly sharing, helping each other in times of need, working together for common cause, and occasionally getting really competitive over sports; we’ve always felt like family, even at the worst of times.

It feels like all that changed in an instant. Suddenly we’re being insulted, belittled and our borders are being threatened. It’s enough to make your head spin.

But Canadians have responded. We were raised on the only sport where the rules of the game are enforced not just by the refs, but by the players themselves. In hockey, when someone steps out of line, sometimes you have to help them find it again. Maybe at the end of an elbow.

From the moment Mike Myers yelled “Elbows Up Canada” on SNL, it became the rallying cry of Canadians.