It won't make a difference in the actual transfer process. Your GPA is averaged with your UAI regardless of the university or degree you go to/do. If you want to transfer then choose a course that you will do better at, to get higher marks and a higher GPA, although remember you have to do it for a year, so you want to be somewhat interested in it.
If you were to attend Maq you would be able to make friends there and get used to the university Also, you wouldn't have to worry so much about credit transfer because I imagine that you courses would be same for comm. Although with Maq you may be required to do irrelevant subjects because of the applied finance - look to see which degree would benefit you better in the long run.