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Canadians trust in the country’s major institutions is at a five-year high, thanks to the Trudeau effect, according to public relations firm Edelman’s annual study.

About 63 per cent of the “informed” public trusts the country’s business, media, government and non-governmental organizations, up from 53 per cent in 2015. However, only 37 per cent of the general public consider chief executive officers to be credible, compared with 29 per cent last year.

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“There is no question that the incoming of a new government, after more than decade of a different kind of government, was going to create a renewed sense of optimism and hope,” said Lisa Kimmel, president of Edelman Canada.

“Regardless of one’s political stripes, there are important lessons leaders can learn from the style of leadership exhibited” by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, such as being more transparent, personable, accessible and collaborative, she said. “But the jury is still out on whether he can deliver on his promises.”