This is becoming a real problem.
We went to Consignaction+ at 9:00 a.m. on a Tuesday and had to turn around because the wait would have taken hours.
Of the roughly 20 vehicles in the parking lot, 16 had Ontario licence plates.
Quebec residents pay deposits on eligible beverage containers and, through our taxes, help fund programs and infrastructure like this. Yet the people paying into the system are increasingly unable to access it because the return centres are overwhelmed.
Whether the solution is more return centres, stricter eligibility rules, or a policy that gives priority to Quebec residents, something has to change.
We shouldn’t have to waste half a day just to get back money we’ve already paid into the system.
If the current system allows it to be overwhelmed to the point that Quebec residents can’t use it, then the system needs to be fixed.