Canadians I've asked are almost gleeful about rolling out the welcome mat for Americans who have/want to leave the U.S.. "Reverse brain drain! 😁"
But let's also dig deeper & ask where the funds to hire them will be coming from. Will provincial/federal governments pump more funding into universities (& granting councils)? Or will our colleagues on precarious contracts lose their jobs to hire star Americans?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/us-scientists-canada-1.7502527