North American competitiveness is incredibly important. This relationship is a really strong one. I think CUSMA has strengthened the way in which the three countries are working together. We have an incredible network of trade commissioners and mission teams across the United States that help our Canadian businesses go abroad. I can't overemphasize how important that is, because we have seen a trillion dollars of trade go into the United States—$1.9 trillion if you include Mexico.
What we need to see more of is growth through small and medium-sized enterprises, which find navigating into the United States or into international markets quite challenging. I am really thrilled that there is an SME chapter negotiated into CUSMA. There is a committee dedicated to that. They hosted a conference in the U.S. last year that brought together all three countries so that they can put tools together that will ultimately better help those businesses grow into each other's markets. This work is infinitely important, because I think the numbers for the U.S. and Mexico are not different from what they are in Canada.
As 98% of all our businesses are small and medium-sized businesses, helping them to get the advantage of exporting into those markets is really important. This trade agreement provides the mechanisms for doing so.