Though predictable and expected, it definitely won’t go over well in separatist circles.
We can expect to see an uptick in rhetoric rejecting the validity or legitimacy of Canadian law and the established legal system, and I think we’ll also see
More pushing of a narrative of appealing to the Americans to ‘rescue the oppressed’ or some such nonsense.
The existence of the petition was a bit of a pressure relief valve. Striking it jams the lid back on already close to a boil. I donmt see a way this could have been avoided given the fact set and the clear illegality… But this will have consequences.