It's what happens to every big government as it implodes. It will never blame itself, instead blames the people, and turns authoritarian. There are infinite shades of authoritarianism. Failing government will gradually proceed through all the shades until the people find themselves in a totalitarian state. It usually starts with guns, then knives, and then crushing taxes. The crushing taxes won't appear until the government has a total monopoly on violence. Nothing is better than history at predicting the future. Never mind Canada. Look no further than California.