THE PLIGHT OF MEDIAN INCOME EARNERS IS A HOT POLITICAL BUTTON, BUT BY EMPHASIZING IT ARE WE IGNORING BIGGER ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT WILL LIKELY IMPACT ALL CANADIANS? Much of the political rhetoric this year has been devoted to the struggles …
LESS SCRUTINY ON GOVERNMENT TABLED LEGISLATION COULD HAVE SERIOUS LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES SAYS MICHAEL HATCH Unless you happen to be a Minister of Finance, it’s hard to get excited about government budgets. With so many layers of government active all around …
UNIVERSUS MEDIA REDEFINED IMMEDIACY AT ONTARIO DEALER DAY EVENT If you were at Ontario Dealer Day in April, you probably saw the Universus Media video team at work. They were the ones dressed in black shirts with Universus logos on …
CANADA’S TOUGH NEW ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION KICKS IN SOON By now, every business owner in Canada likely has some awareness of the upcoming federal anti-spam legislation that takes effect on July 1 of this year. This legislation, which goes by the …
WHY RAISING MINIMUM WAGE RATES ISN’T NECESSARILY THE BEST APPROACH IN COMBATING POVERTY AND CREATING PROSPERITY Recent years have seen a great deal of discussion around the theme and perception of increased income inequality in Canada and elsewhere. Governments at …
New fictional series is aimed to provoke thought — and provoke dealers We’ve now published a handful of fictional columns about a dealer principal named Bill Tanner, who is making his living operating an “automotive retail business” in 2030. He …
I’ve just returned from Halifax, where I participated in this year’s CADEX event, put on by the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association. The Canadian auto dealer team is pleased to play a large role in the event, and even more …
GREATER REVENUE AND GROWING VEHICLE OWNERSHIP MEANS GOOD NEWS FOR CANADA’S AUTO INDUSTRY, BUT AS MICHAEL HATCH NOTES, THERE’S STILL A NEED TO TREAD CAREFULLY It’s been a multi-year and at times slow-growth climb out of the industry’s low-point of …
INVALUABLE LEARNING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES MADE THE 2014 CADA SUMMIT A STANDOUT EVENT FOR DEALERS On a cold February day in Toronto, in a jam-packed conference room, dealers sat shoulder-to-shoulder with their peers absorbing invaluable information at the second annual …
it’s been a busy stretch. The automotive season always kicks off in earnest in the first quarter every year, and there are no shortage of events that Canadian auto dealer’s editorial and publishing team attend. Apart from major auto shows …
A RETURN TO FISCAL SURPLUS WILL COME JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION Governments at all levels in Canada have been running deficits for so long now that taxpayers may be forgiven for thinking there was ever a …
SERVICE IS FRONT AND CENTRE AT MODERN DEALERSHIPS A funny thing happened when I went to retrieve my car the other day from my dealership after getting winter tires installed. It had transformed. No longer was it a cramped facility …
