
It is a super-entrepreneurial and business-focused place, yet it celebrates this posture while proudly acknowledging the value of the Canadian health care system and the presence of excellent child care, two factors that present nothing but a drag on businesses on our side of the border. Because my colleagues on this trip all happened to come from the other party, I thought that the message could not have been heard by more important ears. I was not surprised that virtually everyone North of the border is alarmed by the protectionist rhetoric of the Trump Administration. They reminded us that while American and Canadian companies physically occupy one side of the border or the other, the supply chains in both countries rely heavily on trade. A lesson worth remembering.