Montreal man returns from vacation, gets letter from Quebec government saying he's dead

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-man-returns-from-vacation-gets-letter-from-quebec-government-saying-he-s-dead-1.6808017?

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EvilLootbox@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

"The Collector of Fines" sounds like the title of an A24 movie

bwrsandman@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (4 replies)

They expected his mother to pay the rest of his tickets? I didn't think they could transfer debts to your loved ones.

Votes@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y

Seems like they wanted the estate to pay, not the mother. Sounds pretty normal if that's the case.

FiskFisk33@startrek.website · 9 pts · 2y

His estate means the assets he left after his death. This is in no way a transferral of debt, and is common practice everywhere.

bighatchester@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Probably a Quebec thing . That province has completely different laws than the rest of Canada.

strawberrysocial@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Some laws are different in Quebec, but having the estate pay off owed debts is not different from elsewhere in Canada.

TheRedSpade@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

And I thought it was bizarre when I heard a rumor that I had died. At least there was no government involvement in that one...that I know of.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Bro. Harsh.

ikidd@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Can I get this, please?