There is no crisis because the Canadian province of Alberta is as close to America as it gets in Canada and the Premier met with a Trump advisor and caved. But it would be a great source of pain if Canada leverages it, especially during CUSMA negotiations.
Generally people use the newer ICE for long trips and the older one for around town because few people can afford two brand new cars. That's why it's such a problem that EVs are so expensive, because people don't buy an expensive car to just go around town.
When they create laws to limit driving time and I also restrict driving for people on medications or just had a bad sleep you may have a point. But last I heard, the world won't stop for you if you are too tired to drive and plenty of people do it.
"it's ok for your road trip to be worse if you don't do it that often". I love that argument. The fact that I get so little time off is why I want every road trip to go perfectly.