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Varcoe: New survey finds 68% Alberta businesses seeing effects of separation talk on economy

'This is having an impact, and it is something that they're concerned about — and it is constraining their decisions around ... investment and deployment of capital and hiring,' said Alberta Chambers of Commerce CEO Shauna Feth

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As an October vote on Alberta separation draws closer, provincial business leaders say the debate is starting to weigh upon companies — and negatively affect views about the state of the provincial economy.

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The Alberta Chambers of Commerce will release a new report on Thursday that shows 39 per cent of its members and business respondents who were surveyed recently believe the discourse surrounding separation is affecting their companies — up 11 percentage points since January —........

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