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Re: help change a law that Canada doesn't have but Quebec insist on having.

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From: Robert Pasquale
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:00
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France Dumont wrote:
> 
> >
> 
>         Just found out why Quebec is most of the time excluded from
>         contest available in Canada.  I have seen many contest where
>         it says: available to Canada except for Quebec.
> 
>         The reason is:
> 
>         Quebec insists on having a law that says that if there is to
>         be a contest available in Quebec that the companies have to
>         pay 3% of the price if the contest is not availabe for the
>         entire world and 0.5% of the price if the contest is available
>         to the entire world to the Regie des alcools des courses et des
>         jeux.  They say that this law is there to protect us to make
>         sure that the winner will get the price, well what's the use if
>         because of this law companies exlude us from even entering the
>         contest??   This law is the reason why we people living in
>         Quebec are exluded from contest offered by Microsoft, Disney
>         and other companies.
> 
>         If the rest of Canada is able to live withouth this law why
>         can't we do the same???  Why should we be excluded from
>         entering a contest because Quebec insists on getting a piece
>         of the price from the companies???
> 
>         If you do think that this law should be abolish please e-mail
>         me, call or write to Regie des alcools des courses et des jeux,
>         the president is Jocelyn K. Laflamme and the minister in charge
>         of lottery is Robert Perreault.
> 
> --
>                                         France Dumont
>                                         mailto:France@axess.com

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From: Robert Pasquale <pan@vir.com>
Subject: Re: help change a law that Canada doesn't have but Quebec insist on having.
Date: 1996/09/18
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