This is quite recent. These are approximately two weeks ago. Especially with the folks I was talking about, the tool and die mould-makers, these are projects that are just finishing up. These projects right now are not the projects that are putting a headlight on a 2026 Ford Fusion or 2027 Ford Edge. This is something that will be installed in 2028 or 2029, down the road.
I suspect that the pain has not yet been felt by the purchasers in the United States on these products. I firmly believe that. I think it's too soon. Once that happens, I expect those conversations to be filtered up.
I can tell you right now that I have a very strong relationship with the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Downtown Detroit Partnership and a number of other of my U.S. counterparts. These are conversations that I've had already and will continue to have.
I believe that over the next month or so, as these projects are not fulfilled.... As I alluded to on Monday, there are projects that are on the shop floors in Windsor-Essex right now that are not shipping. I know one company specifically that has four projects done; they're ready to ship over tools. They're not going to do it because they're not willing to pay the cost of the tariff. They're going to wait it out. In a month, when that doesn't come through, and the OEM is putting pressure on the supplier, that's when I think this tipping point will happen in the United States.
I'd say to make sure that we are seasoning the folks in the United States that this challenge is going to be coming for them. I do think that any type of cross-border relationships are extremely important. I think it is incumbent on Windsor chamber of commerce, other border chambers and also the Ontario and Canadian chambers of commerce to build and maintain those relationships. At the end of the day, we're not selling our house. We are always going to be neighbours with the United States, and they currently are the largest economic power in the world.
I think having those conversations early to build those relationships will serve us nothing but positively as we move forward.