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DepQuébec Launches the First Complete and Affordable Solution to Avoid Fines for Retailers

25 March 201926 March 2019 DepQuébec alcohol, diligence raisonnable, lottery, tobacco

Finally!… many will say. The first ever complete and affordable solution to avoid fines for tobacco sale to minors is

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It’s Not Complicated: Put Up No-Smoking Cannabis Signs Everywhere!

31 October 201831 October 2018 DepQuébec regulation, regulation, tobacco

Most got it but many are still scratching their head. As a matter of fact, several c-store owners do not

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Quebec Could Rack Up To $1 Billion In Fines By Enforcing Tobacco Laws In Kahnawake

11 September 201812 September 2018 DepQuébec cabane à tabac, contraband, kahnawake, msss, tobacco

Should the Quebec government decide one fine morning to walk the talk by enforcing laws to everyone equally — including

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EXCLUSIVE: Canada At Greater Risk Of Increased Contraband After Plain Packaging — RCMP

20 August 201820 August 2018 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, emballage neutre, grc, plain packaging, rcmp, tobacco

As the final countdown to the introduction of plain packaging, scheduled for September 2019, begins a year from now, there

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EXCLUSIVE: In The City Of Longueuil, The Tobacco Police Is A Real Police!

3 May 20183 May 2018 DepQuébec enforcement, longueuil, regulation, tobacco

On March 26, one month ago, a man entered the premises of a Provi-Soir depanneur located on Soucy Street in

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ALERT Signage: A New Tool To Better Prevent Fines AND Sales to Minors

2 May 20182 May 2018 DepQuébec alert, mineurs, minors, tobacco

Offered exclusively HERE on the DepQuebec portal, the ALERT Signage Tool provides depanneurs and tobacco retailers with a new tool to better

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Quebec: The Last Province In Canada To Sell A (Legal) Cigarette Carton For Less Than $100

5 March 20183 May 2018 DepQuébec prix du tabac, tobacco, tobacco taxes, tobacco taxes

In the wake of the recent Federal budget, tobacco taxes have seen a huge surprise increase, to say the least.

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EXCLUSIVE — A C-Store Owner Denounces The Resurgence Of Contraband Tobacco In Quebec

5 February 20185 February 2018 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, Quebec government, tobacco

Owner of a well-known depanneur founded by his grandfather and located in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district, Daniel Simard, of the famous

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Plain Pack: Satinder Chera Hard At Work Pressing Ottawa Not To Penalize C-Stores

22 January 201822 January 2018 DepQuébec acda, ccsa, paquet neutre, plain pack, satinder chera, tobacco, vaping

The year 2017 ended without Bill S-5 on vaping and plain packaging of tobacco products being passed by the House

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EXCLUSIVE: A First Depanneur Acquitted Of Tobacco Sale To A Minor For Unfair Trial Delays (Jordan Decision)

11 December 201711 December 2017 DepQuébec arrêt jordan, beau-soir, jordan decision, msss, proprio, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente aux mineurs

As his smile suggests, Benoît Lalande could not be happier. All seems to indicate that he is the first c-store

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“It Is Not Reasonable To Expect A Tobacco Retailer To Control Its Employees At All Times” – Superior Court of Quebec

14 November 201714 November 2017 DepQuébec decision, judgement, judgment, msss, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente à un mineur

A single appeal judgment, which will undoubtedly serve as a precedent for convenience stores, has just reiterated that the concept

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Already More Than 7000 Signatures Against Bill S-5 On Vaping

11 October 201711 October 2017 DepQuébec Bill S-5, fédéral, pétition, Projet de loi S-5, tobacco, vap select, vaping, vaping

Vap Select President Sherwin Hal Edwards is waging war on Bill S-5 on vaping, which is well advanced in the

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Cannabis: The CAQ Party Adopts A “Crack Pot” Policy

27 September 201727 September 2017 DepQuébec cannabis, caq, légalisation, legalization, parti québécois, québec solidaire, state monopoly, state monopoly, tobacco

As we are about to legalize cannabis in Quebec on July 1st, 2018, the government must soon decide how this

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Bill S-5 On Vaping: Most Impacts For Manufacturers & Distributors, Not Retailers

26 September 201718 October 2017 DepQuébec Bill 44, Bill S-5, distributors, e-cig, e-cigarette, fédéral, health canada, importers, manufacturers, manufacturers, Projet de loi S-5, tobacco, vaping, vaping

With governments, it’s always the same: why make it simple when it can be so complicated? The electronic cigarettes’ changing

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$15 Minimum Wage Way Too Expensive For Small Depanneurs

12 September 201715 September 2017 DepQuébec cannabis, costs simulation, credit card fees, credit card fees, frais de carte de crédit, loto-quebec, minimum price, minimum wage, prix minimum, simulation, simulation de coûts, tobacco

What if Quebec follows the path of Ontario and increases the current minimum wage from $ 11.25 to $ 15

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Cannabis: Quebec Minister Openly Admits To Be Clueless

1 September 20171 September 2017 DepQuébec âge légal, cannabis, légalisation, legalization, public health, public safety, santé publique, tobacco

“This is a very good question to which I have no answer. I will not lie to you, when I

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The Incredible Case Of Ms. Liu

23 August 201723 August 2017 DepQuébec decision, inspections, judgement, judgment, tobacco, tobacco sale to minors, vente aux mineurs

The following story is about a court case in which a humble chinese c-store operator fought back and won against

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All Signs Indicate That Quebec’s 2014 Tobacco Tax Hike Fueled Contraband

19 July 201719 July 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, Quebec government, tobacco, tobacco taxes, tobacco taxes

Just a few months after being elected in June 2014, the Liberal government of Philippe Couillard adopted a mini-budget to

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“I’ve Been Smoking Heavily For 10 Years Without Ever Buying A Single Cigarette In A Depanneur”

4 July 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec contraband tobacco, contraband tobacco, government, kahnawake, smoker, smokers, tobacco

Let’s call him Robert, 58 years old. A big smoker: one carton and a half per week since way back.

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C-store Owners, Beware! The Entrapment Season Has Begun

28 June 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec alert, inspection, msss, tobacco, underage

While summer means vacation for most people, for students it means a job, and among the openings, one will find

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Richard Guénard: Mandatory Carding Pioneer

5 May 20174 April 2018 DepQuébec carding, sagamie, tobacco

Convenience store owners who are prosecuted for selling tobacco to minors often go through a very difficult time emotionally. To

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Ottawa Could Be Soon Raising At 21 The Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco

9 March 201712 May 2017 DepQuébec age, consultation, government, prohibition, tobacco, tobacco use

Convenience stores employees accustomed to putting the bar at 18 for selling tobacco, alcohol and other products for adults may