What do you believe is the best way to correct the trade deficit? How do you think Canada should counter the growing penetration of foreign companies into the Canadian market?

% conduct business outside of Canada, outside of U.S.

Do you prefer to use Canadian suppliers/partners even if they are more expensive than overseas suppliers/partners?

What percentage of your business investment capital would you spend or have you spent internationalizing your business? What are your primary concerns with going global? How big (in terms of human resources) do you think a business must be in order to do successful business in the U.S.? Overseas?

How strongly do you agree with the following statement: Global trade is for large corporations, not small to medium-sized businesses.