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‘A seismic change’: More than half of Canadian business leaders have lost confidence in the U.S. as a reliable trading partner

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Léger survey of 247 senior Canadian business leaders conducted in conjunction with Financial Post .

The majority ( 58 per cent ) feel Canadian businesses should not be confident that their southern neighbour will be a reliable trading partner in the years to come.

Nearly half of business leaders said they’ve started buying or investing more in Canada , while 42 per cent have begun looking for alternatives to American clients or suppliers.

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78

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77

Neutral language

58

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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