But with hurdles still in sight, states, provinces and their companies are leaning on the creative ways they’ve crafted over the decades to drive business forward. These entities have developed strong partnerships, especially in cross-border trade, supply chain integration and innovation ecosystems across industries, from aircraft and automotive to fintech and renewable energy. These healthy commercial relationships will be on display at the June 8-10 SEUS/CP annual conference in St. John, New Brunswick, which offers a fast track for Georgia firms seeking to engage with Canada. We lose supply chain security and resilience that are much needed during pandemics and other shocks. We lose cross-border innovation ecosystems in fintech, biotech, new battery and energy technologies.