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As to this

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Canada-U.S. trade war

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that we are in the midst of

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right now

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do you suspect

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it will resolve soon?

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I can certainly hope so because

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we're feeling the effects

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right here at the WEDC.

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For example

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we host trade missions.

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It's part of the mission

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of the WEDC.

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We typically host

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a trade mission with Canada

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and with Mexico every year

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because they're our

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largest trading partners.

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We had last year

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two separate trade missions

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scheduled with Canada.

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We have Wisconsin companies that

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we bring along to help them

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sell their goods in Canada.

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But we learn from

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our Canadian counterparts

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across the border that

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they were reluctant to engage

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and meet with our producers

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because they were

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concerned about

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the changing nature of tariffs.

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So we actually had to cancel

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that trade mission.

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And so, we tried again

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in November.

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Again, we got the same response.

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But we at the WEDC

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will remain undeterred.

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We decide that we take

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a different, very local approach

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So we meet with

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state-by-state relationships

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in other countries.

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So our goal is to meet with

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officials inside of

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inside of Canada

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the provinces

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to see if we can continue

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to forge paths

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going forward

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because administrations

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will come and go.

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But Wisconsin's relationship

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with Canada

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just like the relationship

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that the U.S. has

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with Canada

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has been in existence

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for hundreds of years.

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It's going to be in existence

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for a hundred more.

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So we really need to do our best

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to keep

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those relationships positive.