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Aug 18, 2026
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U.S. businessowners don't want to leave their Canadian suppliers, but 50% tariffs might leave them no choice
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.40 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.272 · RIGHT
Ensemble
-0.064 · CENTER
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Rolling outlet bias
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avg -0.033
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Article Excerpt
American entrepreneurs say sustained, 50 per cent tariffs would force them to make the choice they've been hoping to avoid for more than a year and a half: breaking away from longstanding, good-faith relationships with Canadian suppliers for the sake of their finances.
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Aug 18, 2026