Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) this (similarly to, say, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 in the United Kingdom). In the 1960s, consumerism became prominent in the United States, after its industrialisation. Market economies flourished. The consumer movement was a response in Europe, and in Canada, to what was perceived as overwhelming market forces to the detriment of the consumer. In Quebec, the emergence of a consumerist movement cast a light on the absence of consumer protection laws, notably the lack of legal obligations for businesses: the law was "caveat emptor", let the buyer beware. But slowly, laws were introduced, culminating in the
Beware of the Dog (Millennium) The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen", awarded "Beware of the Dog" one-and-a-half stars out of five. Shearman felt the episode was so similar to "The X-Files" that it gave the impression that "Millennium" had "lost its own identity". He found that the script contained "enough wit in the dialogue" but that its plot seemed too "vague and elliptical". Writing for the "Star Tribune", Bill Ward felt that the episode featured a "lighter" tone than usual, comparing it to "The X-Files". Ward described the episode as taking "some nice turns en route to an ambivalent semiresolution". Beware of the Dog