Business NewsBusiness leaders want Ottawa to deliver on economic agenda quickly: KPMG surveyWants Ottawa to deliverPhoto: The Canadian Press Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Forty-seven per cent say Ottawa should accelerate major project spending, while 43 per cent say tax reforms could help lift the economy. Meanwhile, he said the survey shows business leaders want Ottawa to stay focused on actions that are within Canada’s control to build economic resilience, such as delivering on the federal economic agenda faster, improving tax competitiveness and diversifying trade. Meanwhile, one-third of businesses say they plan on expanding to new markets within the next one to three years. The European Union, United Kingdom and Mexico were the most common non-U.S. markets where business owners increased their trade over the past year.