The political silence in Ottawa was deafening on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, after Donald Trump's bombastic declarations of victory in the U.S. presidential election and his threat to take his re-election fight to the Supreme Court.

Canadian business leaders and political analysts say the morning after election day in the United States brings more political and economic uncertainty for Canada.

George Washington's "last great experiment" faces an existential litmus test beginning on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as the bristling polarities of an energized, outraged and well-armed body politic finish weighing in on who should be the next American president.