International Trade committee  Yes, we are.

International Trade committee  No, sometimes it's too expensive and doesn't make sense for our market. Again, a lot of our export now is through e-commerce, so we're actually getting paid for the goods before we ship them. Foreign receivables aren't even an issue anymore.

International Trade committee  Absolutely.

International Trade committee  No, it's just because I'm from here and I brought that piece of the business to the partnership, and Sean is from Manitoba and built the manufacturing and operation end there. That's just how it ended up.

International Trade committee  I see them on both sides of the business, for sure. As our business grows, we've needed more people in marketing, we've needed more people in operations, and we've needed more people in finance, and just throughout.

International Trade committee  Yes, and we've worked with the Trade Commissioner Service. We've done trade shows in Germany in particular. It has one of the largest European footwear shows. Our brand does really resonate. Overall, yes, consumers like our goods. The challenges have been with the costs of openin

International Trade committee  Yes, it's really a matter of scale, and that's where e-commerce is really changing that. Even the cost of entering the U.S. in a serious way on the retail front is something that we as a small business can't afford, but e-commerce has changed that, so it's a really successful pie

International Trade committee  It was through business contacts. My background is actually working with Canada Goose, so it was really some of that experience and history that led me to pursue those markets.

International Trade committee  No, my background was industrial relations through university, and then I've been in business my whole life with various businesses on the international export side. I'd say it's just business experience.

International Trade committee  I think my advice would be to just start exporting. Find a customer and start selling. A lot of the government advice I've gotten when I've participated with EDC, BDC, or a trade commissioner has made me aware of all the complexities and maybe some of the ways to break down those

International Trade committee  We think that growing our business will grow our employment and our impact overall in the community. Our vision as a company is to make a big impact in the aboriginal communities.

International Trade committee  About 95% of our exports would be to the United States, and only about 5% to the global markets.

International Trade committee  That's great.

International Trade committee  About 20% of that is exported, and about 80% is domestic. Within that export market, the vast majority is in the U.S., because we can offer the same value proposition we offer to our consumers here at home. In Europe it's a really different value proposition. We're a hugely pre

International Trade committee  I don't think this deal will necessarily make that difference; it certainly won't in the short run. I think it increases our chances of developing more markets in Europe.