Saturday 18 November 2017

Quebec's rules are onerous enough that most contests exclude Quebec residents.

Quebec's rules are onerous enough that most contests exclude Quebec residents.

Yes it's sad that Québécois are excluded from this contest but perhaps Quebec law is what need to be amended. For many, navigating different rules in a different language would require hiring personnel specifically for this one task.
http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4407907
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14 comments:

  1. Clinton Hammond18 November 2017 at 06:25

    It is well past time Canada stopped letting itself be bullied by Quebec. There's no bigger seat of bigotry and hostility in Canada and it should be opposed from the federal level on down

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  2. Cass Morrison18 November 2017 at 06:40

    It is like a different country and I agree it has an inordinate amount of political power. But then again it controls the St Lawrence seaway. I've thought about what separation would look like - who hasn't - and my imagination fails.

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  3. Clinton Hammond18 November 2017 at 08:21

    Separation looks like a civil war. Seperation is NOT an option and those who endorse it should be done for treason.

    I'm sick to my eyes to Quebec bigotry

    They absolutely do not "control the St Lawrence Seaway. Canada does.

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  4. Renaud “和彦” Lepage18 November 2017 at 11:18

    Ffs. Québec being bigots. Now that's a good one.

    Please, if you hate us so much' Clinton Hammond , kick us out of Canada. We've only wanted this for the better part of a century.

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  5. Clinton Hammond18 November 2017 at 11:39

    You know where the border is... Cross it any time.

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  6. JP Belanger18 November 2017 at 13:47

    Renaud Lepage​ don't feed the trolls.

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  7. Clinton Hammond18 November 2017 at 14:22

    It's easy to call someone you disagree with a 'troll' but that doesn't even begin to refute them.

    Says a lot about you though....

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  8. JP Belanger18 November 2017 at 14:26

    Cass Morrison​ the rules about sweepstakes are in place to protect Quebec citizens from fraudulent attempts to run a contest.

    They also make it so that disputes between Quebec residents and contest runners are resolved in Quebec. Having to sue a company in Texas if you think something is wrong is problematic. Companies dislike this.

    Whether an exception could be made for Canadian companies is certainly debatable.

    BTW, are you saying there are no rules in Alberta in setting up a contest?

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  9. Cass Morrison18 November 2017 at 14:42

    I'm not disagreeing with the rules for sweepstakes and provincial regulation. I've just noticed that many contests/giveaways say Canada (excluding Quebec).

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  10. Chris Pollard18 November 2017 at 20:39

    I'm betting (not having read into the full legalese of the situation) that most of the issues come down to contests not complying with Quebec's language laws. (Something I've always disagreed with on some level.)

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  11. JP Belanger19 November 2017 at 05:48

    Chris Pollard You would be wrong.

    Contests are ruled by Quebec's lottery board. There are a bunch of things contest have to comply with. Some of these are simple and reasonable, but the two that companies don't like are fees for large prizes and the fact that disputes must be resolved in Quebec.

    This is the link to the law (in english ;-) ), and the important sections are sections 5 and 6, which list conditions that can never be waived. I'd be curious to see what you fin unreasonable in section 5 or 6.

    legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca - legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/ShowDoc/cr/L-6,%20r.%206

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  12. JP Belanger19 November 2017 at 05:52

    Cass Morrison Lawyers for companies outside of Quebec don't want to litigate outside of their jurisdiction. This specific case, only sections 5 and 6 seem to apply (I didn't check out all of the contests specifics).

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  13. Cass Morrison19 November 2017 at 06:08

    JP Belanger​​ thanks for clearing that up for me. I can see the venue really being a deterrent for companies. Fees could push the prize cost too high but wouldn't that be tax deductible? I had assumed it was a language thing as well.

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  14. JP Belanger19 November 2017 at 06:15

    Cass Morrison I sort of think the fees being a problem (or the limit being too low). I think that the whole shebang annoys companies, and they just quit, like you said.

    One last thing, Quebec is also a civil law province (Code Civil) where the rest of Canada are common law. This might also be a problem. Not being a lawyer, I'm guessing.

    As a side note, I think that any dollar amount written in a law should automatically be indexed to the cost of living.

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