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Disobedience of restaurateurs: what consequences?
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Disobedience of restaurateurs: what consequences?

I have several times received questions from the public who wonder what the legal consequences are when a restaurant owner decides to defy the health rules. I am also asked if the restaurateurs who are forced to close would have recourse against the government in connection with the financial losses or the bankruptcies that this could cause. QUESTION Danielle, from Montreal, asks me this question: what are the legal consequences for this pastry chef from Jonquière who opened her dining room despite the health rules? What about the group of restaurateurs who want to open their dining room on January 30? RESPONNSE We can understand these restaurateurs to be there. It is very difficult for them. On the other hand, the Public Health Act is unequivocal and wil...