Having spent quite some time in your neck of the woods, I understand how important the trade relationship is between Canada and the U.S., particularly from the vantage point of where you are. It really is very much about people. It's about those businesses, and it's about how they are able to work together.
We are in a global pandemic. We have, throughout this period of a year, been able to keep the borders open in, I believe, a very successful way. We have groceries on our shelves. We have medical supplies and critical goods and equipment crossing both borders. In that respect, I believe this long border is and continues to be a success.
We do acknowledge it is the effort of all of us, Canada and the U.S., and certainly here in a whole-of-government approach, my colleagues Minister Blair and the health minister, to work together to make sure that we are truly maintaining that balance. What is that balance? That balance is keeping Canadians healthy and safe and—