The Macfly bar, a bar and entertainment venue known for its many “vintage” arcades in the Saint-Roch district, has ceased operations. The premises on rue Caron were even completely emptied and the company’s website is no longer accessible.
The fate of Macfly raised questions on social networks on Tuesday, when people noticed that the premises are now vacant, without any announcement of closure having been made. The Journal tried to contact the owner to clarify the situation, but without success. No bankruptcy registration has been made.
However, the owner of the Macfly has experienced his share of difficulties recently.
Last June, the owner of Macfly, Sylvain Legendre, went to Superior Court against a rival, Le Vox, a bar which opened its doors in 2022. Located a little less than 150 meters from Macfly, Le Vox offers also around thirty arcades to its customers.
Legendre wanted to obtain an order so that Le Vox would stop offering arcades to its customers, alleging in particular unfair competition and pleading financial losses.
However, the efforts failed when judge Philippe Cantin rejected Mr. Legendre’s request.
Tax details
In the decision rendered, we can read that “the financial statements produced by the plaintiff contradict its allegation that its income decreased during the period of operation of the Vox. The financial difficulties faced [Macfly] seem more linked to a very significant tax debt to Revenu Québec for having failed to remit the QST collected on its sales.
A little over a year ago, Legendre also had problems with the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST) when he allegedly failed to fulfill his duties. its obligations regarding pay equity.
The commissioner’s decision required in particular that Mr. Legendre make salary adjustments which, where applicable, are retroactive to December 31, 2020 and bear interest at the legal rate from that date. This requirement also applied to affected employees who were no longer employed.
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