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Originally Posted by lio45
??? What "mall" was that? Hours in Quebec are nearly universally 8-21 M-F and 9-17 Sat-Sun.
Unless you're talking specialized shop or mom & pop store. Those may be closed on weeknights and weekends.
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Wasn't Quebec one of the first places in Canada to have late shopping hours and Sunday shopping? This is a very old data point, but when I moved to Ontario in 1988, I was shocked that even Toronto stores typically closed evenings M-W and on Sunday (even grocery stores were closed). The subway didn't open until some ridiculous time like 7 AM on Sat and 9 AM on Sun. I visited friends in Montreal and distinctly remember the newly opened Place Montreal Trust and most of Ste-Catherine being open late and on Sunday.
Alberta gained Sunday shopping in 1981 when West Edmomt Mall opened. Its violation of provincial laws proved so popular that the laws soon changed. WEM would open illegally on Sundays and even financially penalized store operators who failed to open.