Canadian banks enter auto leasing fear and debate grows
A Canadian reader warns that banks moving into auto leasing could tilt competition and raise rates, harming consumers. Industry groups fear bank dominance will squeeze independent dealers while offering less flexible financing despite promises to raise standards.
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Canada
Fred Gibson
Federation of Automobile Dealers Association of Canada
FADA
Gibson
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Prairie gardeners split into casual and serious buyers
The Green Thumb Brigade on the Prairies shows two camps: casual town gardeners buying seeds in stores and serious planters ordering from catalogs. Seed packets are slipping while bulbs shrubs perennials and live plants rise in sales, with McFayden Seeds and others expanding live-plant catalogues for 1990. Ray West notes trends from 15 000 orders this year and cites popular items like Tri-Star strawberries Texas Super Sweet onions and Pioneer cucumbers.
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GTB
Green Thumb Brigade
Sears
West
Ray West
Sarah Binks
Sarah
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