02/01/2025
🇨🇦 Building Bridges: A Reality Check 🇺🇸
The recent 25% export fee between Canada and the USA isn't just a business issue - it's about families, communities, and everyday life on both sides of the border.
What does this really mean?
• Higher costs for everyday products in both countries
• Families having to rethink their shopping choices
• Local businesses facing higher costs and declining revenues
• Communities feeling the pressure to "pick sides"
But here's what history has taught us: Trade wars have no winners. When we substitute products to fuel economic conflicts, we all lose. Our strength has always been in our connection - neighbors supporting neighbors, regardless of which side of the border we call home. 🏠
Throughout the last years running our small business, I've had the joy of building incredible relationships with American friends, clients, and partners. These connections aren't just business transactions - they're genuine friendships built on trust, shared dreams, and mutual respect. ❤
The truth is:
• Canadian families need American products
• American families need Canadian products
• Our economies have grown stronger together
• Our communities thrive on collaboration, not division
Just my two cents as a small business owner: Politics may try to divide us, but the genuine connections between people - the friendships, partnerships, and community bonds we've built over years - those are stronger than any trade policy. These relationships will continue to flourish because they're built on something more valuable than money: trust and mutual respect.
Here's to continuing our tradition of being good neighbors, no matter what challenges come our way. And like all storms, this too shall pass - our deep-rooted friendship will weather this challenge and emerge even stronger. 🤝