With global financial markets riding big swings as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his trade war, more and more office tenants are taking a wait-and-see approach before committing to new leases, a prominent Ottawa broker says.
Ottawa designer Alistair Lane needed to buy a dehumidifier over the weekend, after the freeze and thaw of the last week flooded his basement. But as Canada deals with the fallout of a trade war with the U.S., he didn’t want to buy from an American company.