With more U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods expected to take effect Wednesday, businesses and voters in Waterloo region are voicing growing concerns about the economic impact it could have.

A voter survey by CBC Kitchener-Waterloo shows that nearly half of respondents say tariffs and the suggestion Canada should become the 51st state in the U.S. are both their top election concern.

Just as the election was called on March 21, CBC K-W visited farmers' markets in St. Jacobs and Cambridge to speak to v…