Document:

Exhibit 10.24

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$28,849.00                      Conyers, Georgia                   June 27, 2002

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Michael Dumdie ("Maker"), a
individual, whose mailing address is 4640 St. Kevin Court, Suwanee, Georgia
30024 hereby promises to pay to Cyntech Technologies, Inc. ("Payee"), a
corporation whose mailing address is 4305 Derbyshire Trace, SE, Conyers, Georgia
30094-4258 the principal sum of twenty-eight thousand and eight hundred forty
nine dollars, and No/100 cents ($28,849.00), in lawful money of the United
States of America for payment of common stock of Cyntech Technologies, Inc.,
together with interest (calculated on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed but computed as if each year consisted of 360 days) on the unpaid
principal balance from time to time outstanding at a rate, except as otherwise
provided in this Note, at three and one half percent (3.5%) per annum. All past
due amounts and accrued interest thereon shall bear interest at the stated rate
herein and shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted under Georgia law,
compounded quarterly, until paid.

         1. Payment. This Note shall be due and payable no later than thirty-six
(36) months after June 27, 2002 with accrued interest.

         2. Time and Place of Payment. If any payment falls due on a day which
is considered a legal holiday in the state of Georgia, Maker shall be entitled
to delay such payment until the next succeeding regular business day, but
interest shall continue to accrue until the payment is in fact made. Each
payment or prepayment hereon must be paid at the office of Payee set forth
above, or at such other place as the Payee or other Payee may from time to time
designate in writing.

         3. Prepayment. Maker reserves the right and privilege of prepaying this
Note in whole, or in part, at any time, or from time to time, without notice,
premium, charge, or penalty. Prepayments on this Note shall be applied first to
accrued and unpaid interest to the date of such prepayment, next to expenses for
which Payee is due to be reimbursed under the terms of this Note, and then to
the unpaid principal balance hereof.

         4. Default. Without notice or demand (which are hereby waived), the
entire unpaid principal balance of, and all accrued interest on, this Note shall
immediately become due and payable at the option of the Payee upon the
occurrence of one or more of the following events of default ("Events of
Default"):

                  (a) The failure or refusal of Maker to pay principal of or
         accrued interest on this Note within ten (10) days of when the same
         becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof.

                  (b) The failure or refusal of Maker punctually and properly to
         perform, observe, and comply with any covenant or agreement contained
         herein, and such failure or refusal continues for a period of thirty
         (30) days after Maker has (or, with the exercise of reasonable
         investigation, should have) notice hereof.

                  (c) Maker shall (i) voluntarily seek, consent to or acquiesce
         in the benefit or benefits of any Debtor Relief Law (defined
         hereinafter), or (ii) become a party to (or be made the subject of) any
         proceeding provided for by any Debtor Relief Law, other than as a
         creditor or claimant, that could suspend or otherwise adversely affect
         the Rights (defined hereinafter) of Payee granted herein (unless, in
         the event such proceeding is involuntary, the petition instituting same
         is dismissed within 60 days of the filing of same). "Debtor Relief Law"
         means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America and all other
         applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,

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         rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of
         payments, or similar Laws from time to time in effect affecting the
         Rights of creditors generally. "Rights" means rights, remedies, powers,
         and privileges. "Laws" means all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances,
         regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, or decrees of any state,
         commonwealth, nation, territory, possession, county, parish,
         municipality, or Tribunal. "Tribunal" means any court or governmental
         department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the
         United States or of any state, commonwealth, nation, territory,
         possession, county, parish, or municipality, whether now or hereafter
         constituted and/or existing.

                  (d) The failure to have discharged within a period of thirty
         (30) days after the commencement thereof any attachment, sequestration
         or similar proceeding against any of the assets of Maker, or the loss,
         theft or destruction of, or occurrence of substantial damage to a
         material part of the assets of Maker.

                  (e) Maker fails to pay any money judgment against it at least
         ten (10) days prior to the date on which any of Maker's assets may be
         lawfully sold to satisfy such judgment.

If any one or more of the Events of Default specified above shall have happened,
the Payee may, at Payee's option, (i) declare the entire unpaid balance of
principal of and accrued interest on this Note to be immediately due and payable
without notice or demand, (ii) offset against this Note any sum or sums owed by
the Payee to Maker, (iii) reduce any claim to judgment, (iv) foreclose all liens
and security interests securing payment thereof or any part thereof and/or (v)
proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity and/or by
action of law, or by other appropriate proceedings, whether for the specific
performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Note, or in aid of
the exercise granted by this Note, of any right, or to enforce any other legal
or equitable right or remedy of the Payee.

It is clearly understood by Maker that the stock certificate, or certificates,
of common stock of Cyntech Technologies, Inc. that will be issued due to this
loan (which is to purchase the common stock of the company) that any
certificate(s) issued shall be restricted stock, and that any common stock
certificate(s) of Cyntech Technologies, Inc. purchased with this note shall be
the exclusive and sole collateral for said loan. Maker cannot use any
certificates purchased with the loan proceeds as collateral for any personal or
business loans whatsoever. The company has a first lien of these stock
certificates until such time said certificates are fully paid for to the
company.

Maker shall be allowed to make partial principal and interest payments at any
time, and shall have the option to have a pro-rata number of shares
corresponding to the amount paid, minus interest costs, on a pro-rata basis of
the total note due to be re-issued for the number of shares paid for at Maker's
expense.

In the event of the default on this note at the end of the stated term, and in
the event Maker is unable to make full payment of principal and interest, all
stock certificate(s) issued with the proceeds of this note shall be returned to
the company promptly for cancellation.

         5. Cumulative Rights. No delay on the part of the Payee in the exercise
of any power or right or single partial exercise of any such power or right
under this Note, or under any other instrument executed pursuant hereto shall
operate as a waiver thereof.

         6. Collection Costs. If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney
for collection, or if it is collected through any legal proceeding at law or in
equity or in bankruptcy, receivership or other court proceedings, Maker agrees
to pay all costs of collection, including but not limited to court costs and
reasonable attorney's fees of the Payee.

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         7. Waiver. Maker, and each surety, endorser, guarantor, and other party
liable for the payment of any sums of money payable on this Note, jointly and
severally waive presentment and demand for payment, protest, and notice of
protest and nonpayment, or other notice of default except as specified herein
and agree that their liability on this Note shall not be affected by any renewal
or extension in the time of payment hereof, or in any indulgences, or by any
partial payment, any release or change in any security for the payment of this
Note, before or after maturity, regardless of the number of such renewals,
extensions, indulgences, releases, or changes.

         8. Notices. Any notice or demand given hereunder by the Payee shall be
deemed to have been given and received (a) when actually received by Maker, if
delivered in person, or (b) if mailed, on the earlier of the date actually
received or (whether ever received or not) two business days after deposit in
the U. S. Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Maker at its address on the first
page.

         9. Successor and Assigns. All of the covenants, stipulations, promises
and agreements in this Note contained by or on behalf of Maker shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not; provided, however, that
Maker may, only with the prior written consent of the Payee, assign any rights,
powers, duties, or obligations under this Note.

         10. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Note are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof.

         11. Applicable Law. This Note is being executed and delivered, and is
intended to be performed, in the state of Georgia, and the substantive laws of
such state shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and
interpretation of this Note except insofar as federal laws shall have
application.

         EXECUTED effective the year and date first above written.

                                            By  /s/ Michael Dumdie
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                                              Michael Dumdie.  - an individual

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 4.11

                            SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                           CARLYLE VTL HOLDINGS, L.P.

                                       AND

                     CARLYLE PARTNERS III (VIDEOTRON), L.P.

                                       AND

                               QUEBECOR MEDIA INC.

                                       AND

                              9101-0827 QUEBEC INC.

                                   MADE AS OF

                                DECEMBER 22, 2003

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                            SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         Share  Purchase  Agreement  dated  December 22, 2003,  between  Carlyle
VTL Holdings, L.P. ("CVTL") and Carlyle Partners III (Videotron),  L.P. ("CPIII"
and collectively with CVTL, the "VENDORS"),  9101-0827 Quebec Inc. (the
"PURCHASER") and Quebecor Media Inc. ("QMI").

         WHEREAS CVTL is the beneficial and registered owner of 304.97 Class C
Preferred Shares and CPIII is the beneficial and registered owner of 4,695.03
Class C Preferred Shares in the capital of 3662527 Canada Inc.;

         AND WHEREAS the Vendors desire to sell and the Purchaser desires to
purchase such shares upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth;

         NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the
premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained the parties hereto
agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1
                                 INTERPRETATION

                  1.1      DEFINED TERMS.

                  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:

                  "ADDITIONAL AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(b).

                  "ADJUSTMENT RATIO" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

                  "AGREEMENT" means this share purchase agreement and all
schedules and instruments in amendment or confirmation of it; and the
expressions "ARTICLE" and "SECTION" followed by a number mean and refer to the
specified Article or Section of this Agreement.

                  "APPLICABLE VALUATION DATE" means (i) the date on which the
Vendor's Notice or the Purchaser's Notice, as the case may be, is given, in the
event the Value of the Additional Amount is paid pursuant to Section 3.3 or
Section 3.5, (ii) the date of the closing of the QMI IPO in the event the
Vendors' IPO Right is exercised, or (iii) the date of the closing of the
Liquidity Event in the event the Vendors' Liquidity Option is exercised.

                  "BA RATE" means, on any day, the one-month Bankers' Acceptance
rate quoted on Reuters Service, page CDOR, as at approximately 10:00 a.m. on
any such day.

                  "BUSINESS DAY" means any day of the year, other than a
Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are required or authorized to close
in Montreal, Quebec.

                  "CAPITAL REORGANIZATION" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.

                  "CLOSING" means the completion of the transaction of purchase
and sale contemplated in this Agreement.

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                  "CLOSING DATE" means December 22, 2003, or such other date as
the Parties may agree in writing.

                  "COMPENSATING AMOUNT" means an amount equal to the cumulative
amount of cash dividends that would have been paid in respect of the Notional
Number of QMI Shares had such shares participated in each and every cash
dividend paid or declared in respect of QMI Shares to all or substantially all
the holders of the QMI Shares after September 30, 2003, through the Applicable
Valuation Date. For purposes of the foregoing, the Notional Number shall be
determined as of the record date of each such cash dividend and the amount
included in the Compensating Amount shall be such Notional Number multiplied by
the cash dividend per share paid to holders of QMI Shares.

                  "CORPORATION" means 3662527 Canada Inc.

                  "CURRENT MARKET PRICE" means (i) if QMI Shares are on the
relevant date listed on a Recognized Exchange, the 10-day volume weighted
average trading price of a QMI Share (on the Recognized Exchange on which the
greatest number of QMI Shares were traded in the immediately preceding six
months or such shorter period if the QMI Shares had not been listed for trading
on a Recognized Exchange for six months) immediately prior to the date of the
applicable Vendors' Notice or Purchaser's Notice or the applicable record date
or public announcement date of a Rights Offering or the applicable record date
of a Special Distribution; or (ii) if QMI Shares are not on the relevant date
listed on a Recognized Exchange, then calculated as the value of a QMI Share in
accordance with Schedule A of this Agreement as of the last day of the most
recently completed fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of the
applicable Vendors' Notice or Purchaser's Notice or the applicable record date
or public announcement date of a Rights Offering or the applicable record date
of a Special Distribution.

                  "DAMAGES" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

                  "DISPUTE" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

                  "ESCROW AGENT" means Ogilvy Renault, acting as escrow agent
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

                  "ESCROW AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(c).

                  "FAIR MARKET VALUE", as at any date, means:

         (a)      for a security listed and posted on a stock exchange, the
                  average of the last sale price or, failing any sale, the
                  average of the closing bid and ask prices, on each of the
                  three trading days next preceding such date, according to the
                  official price quotations of the stock exchange, provided
                  that, for a security listed and posted on more than one stock
                  exchange, the price quotations used shall be those of the
                  stock exchange on which the greatest volume of trading in the
                  security occurred in the immediately preceding six months or
                  such shorter period if such securities had not been listed for
                  trading for six months; or

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         (b)      for any security (other than a security described in clause
                  (a) above) or property that is not cash, the fair market value
                  thereof at such date as determined by an independent and
                  qualified investment dealer or an independent and qualified
                  appraiser selected by the audit committee of QMI for that
                  purpose and approved by the Vendors, acting reasonably; or

         (c)      for any property that is cash, the amount thereof;

         and in all such cases Fair Market Value shall be expressed in Canadian
         dollars based on the Bank of Canada noon spot rate of exchange on the
         date of determination of the Fair Market Value.

                  "FMV OFFERING" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

                  "IPO EXERCISE DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.6(b).

                  "LAWS" means any and all applicable laws including all
statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, judicial or arbitral
or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments,
orders, decisions, rulings or awards, and general principles of common and civil
law and equity, binding on or affecting the Person referred to in the context in
which the word is used.

                  "LIEN" means any mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation,
security interest, assignment, lien (statutory or otherwise), title retention
agreement or arrangement, restrictive covenant or other encumbrance of any
nature or any other arrangement or condition which, in substance, secures
payment or performance of an obligation.

                  "LIQUIDITY EVENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

                  "MATURITY DATE" means December 15, 2008.

                  "NOTIONAL NUMBER" means 3,740,682 QMI Shares, as may be
adjusted from time to time in the manner described in Article 4 of this
Agreement.

                  "PARTIES" means the Vendors, the Purchaser and QMI and any
other Person who may become a party to this Agreement.

                  "PAYMENT DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

                  "PERSON" means a natural person, partnership, limited
liability partnership, corporation, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or other entity, and pronouns have a similarly
extended meaning.

                  "PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

                  "PURCHASED SHARES" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

                  "PURCHASER'S EXERCISE PERIOD" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4.

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                  "PURCHASER'S INDEMNIFIED PERSONS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.

                  "PURCHASER'S NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

                  "PURCHASER'S RIGHT" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

                  "QMI IPO" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

                  "QMI IPO NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).

                  "QMI SHARE REORGANIZATION" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.

                  "QMI SHARES" means common shares in the share capital of QMI
or such other class or classes of shares in the share capital of QMI into which
QMI common shares may be subsequently changed.

                  "QMI SHARE NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

                  "RECOGNIZED EXCHANGE" means any one of the Toronto Stock
Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market.

                  "REORGANIZATION RATIO" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.

                  "RIGHTS OFFERING" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

                  "SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT" means the Shareholders' Agreement
entered into as of December 8, 1999, between each of the Vendors and Videotron
Communications Inc. (a predecessor of QMI) and to which each of the Corporation
and Le Groupe Videotron ltee, a predecessor of QMI, intervened, as amended.

                  "SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.

                  "SPIN-OUT AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

                  "SPIN-OUT DISTRIBUTION" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1.

                  "TRANSACTION VALUE" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

                  "VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT" means, as at any particular
date, the dollar amount established in accordance with the following formula:

                  [(a x b) + c], where

                  "a" represents the Notional Number;

                  "b" represents the Current Market Price;

                  "c" represents the Compensating Amount.

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                  "VENDORS' RIGHT" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

                  "VENDORS' NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

                  "VENDORS' IPO RIGHT" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.6(a).

                  "VENDORS' INDEMNIFIED PERSONS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2.

                  "VENDORS' LIQUIDITY OPTION" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4.

                  "VOTING EQUITY SECURITIES" means securities carrying a voting
right under all circumstances (other than where separate class votes are
applicable) and the right to participate in earnings to an unlimited degree.

                  1.2      GENDER AND NUMBER.

                  Any reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders
and words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice
versa.

                  1.3      HEADINGS, ETC.

                  The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and
the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and are not to
affect its interpretation.

                  1.4      CURRENCY.

                  All references in this Agreement to dollars, unless otherwise
specifically indicated, are expressed in Canadian currency.

                  1.5      INCORPORATION OF SCHEDULES.

                  The schedules attached to this Agreement shall, for all
purposes of this Agreement, form an integral part of it.

                                   ARTICLE 2
                       PURCHASED SHARES AND PURCHASE PRICE

                  2.1      PURCHASE AND SALE.

                  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Vendors agree to sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from the Vendors on the Closing Date, all (but not less than
all) of the 5,000 issued and outstanding Class C Preferred Shares in the capital
of the Corporation held by the Vendors representing all of the securities of any
class held by the Vendors in the capital of the Corporation (the "PURCHASED
SHARES").

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                  2.2      PURCHASE PRICE.

                  The purchase price (the "PURCHASE PRICE") payable by the
Purchaser (or by QMI or an affiliate of QMI for the account of the Purchaser) to
the Vendors for the Purchased Shares shall be $55 million plus the Additional
Amount, payable as set forth in Section 2.3.

                  2.3      PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.

                  Subject to Section 2.4, the Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate
of QMI for the account of the Purchaser) shall pay the Purchase Price as
follows:

                           (a)     an amount in cash of $55 million payable by
                                   wire transfer at Closing; and

                           (b)     an additional amount (the "ADDITIONAL
                                   AMOUNT") equal to the sum of the Value of the
                                   Additional Amount payable as set forth in
                                   Article 3 or Section 4.4, if applicable, and
                                   the Spin-out Amount payable as set forth in
                                   Section 4.1(d).

                  2.4      WITHHOLDING WHERE VENDOR IS NON-RESIDENT.

                           FEDERAL WITHHOLDING AND FEDERAL TAX CERTIFICATES

                          (a)       The Vendors represent and warrant that they
                                    have complied and will continue to comply
                                    with the provisions and requirements of
                                    section 116 of the Income Tax Act (the
                                    "ITA");

                          (b)       At the Closing, the Purchaser shall be
                                    entitled to and will withhold from the
                                    Purchase Price payable to or on behalf of
                                    each of the Vendors, through the Escrow
                                    Agent, an amount equal to 25% of the
                                    consideration payable to the Vendors at
                                    Closing I.E. an amount of $12,911,332.50 to
                                    be withheld in respect of CPIII and an
                                    amount of $838,667.50 to be withheld in
                                    respect of CVTL. The amount so withheld
                                    shall be immediately credited to the
                                    Purchaser as payment on account of the
                                    portion of the Purchase Price payable to the
                                    Vendors.

                          (c)       At the time the Additional Amount becomes
                                    payable, the Purchaser is entitled to
                                    withhold from the Purchase Price payable to
                                    or on behalf of each of the Vendors, through
                                    the Escrow Agent, an amount equal to 25% (or
                                    such withholding rate which may then be
                                    applicable at that time pursuant to the ITA)
                                    of the Additional Amount allocable to each
                                    Vendor. The amount so withheld shall be
                                    immediately credited to the Purchaser as
                                    payment on account of the portion of the
                                    Purchase Price payable to the Vendors.

                         (d)        If, prior to January 29, 2004, a Vendor
                                    delivers to the Purchaser a compliance
                                    certificate issued by the Canada Customs and
                                    Revenue

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                                    Agency ("CCRA") under subsection
                                    116(4) of the ITA in respect of the
                                    Purchased Shares sold by such Vendor, which
                                    is acceptable to the Purchaser acting
                                    reasonably (an "ITA 116(4) CERTIFICATE"),
                                    then the Purchaser shall instruct the Escrow
                                    Agent to pay forthwith to the Vendor the
                                    amount withheld in accordance with Section
                                    2.4(b) above in respect of the Vendor.

                         (e)        If, prior to twenty-eight (28) days
                                    following the month in which the Additional
                                    Amount becomes payable, a Vendor delivers to
                                    the Purchaser an ITA 116(4) Certificate,
                                    then the Purchaser shall instruct the Escrow
                                    Agent to pay forthwith to the Vendor the
                                    amount withheld in accordance with Section
                                    2.4(c) above in respect of the Vendor.

                         (f)        If, prior to January 29, 2004, a Vendor
                                    delivers to the Purchaser a compliance
                                    certificate issued by the CCRA under
                                    subsection 116(2) of the ITA in respect of
                                    the Purchased Shares sold by such Vendor
                                    which is acceptable to the Purchaser acting
                                    reasonably (an "ITA 116(2) CERTIFICATE"),
                                    then the Purchaser shall instruct the Escrow
                                    Agent to (i) pay, from the amount withheld
                                    in accordance with Section 2.4(b) above, to
                                    the Receiver General of Canada 25% of the
                                    amount, if any, by which the cost to the
                                    Purchaser of the Purchased Shares at the
                                    appropriate time prior to January 29, 2004
                                    exceeds the amount of the certificate limit
                                    set out in the applicable ITA 116(2)
                                    Certificate received prior to that date; and
                                    (ii) pay to or to the order of the Vendor
                                    the balance, if any, of the amount withheld
                                    in accordance with Section 2.4(b); provided
                                    that, in such circumstances, the
                                    instructions of the Purchaser to the Escrow
                                    Agent shall specify the exact amounts to
                                    be paid under clauses (i) and (ii) and the
                                    Escrow Agent may rely on and shall be under
                                    no obligation whatsoever to verify the
                                    accuracy of such amounts.

                         (g)        If, prior to twenty-eight (28) days
                                    following the month in which the Additional
                                    Amount becomes payable, a Vendor delivers to
                                    the Purchaser an ITA 116(2) Certificate,
                                    then the Purchaser shall pay or, if funds
                                    have been remitted in trust to the Escrow
                                    Agent in accordance with Section 2.4(c)
                                    above, shall instruct the Escrow Agent to
                                    pay from the amount withheld in accordance
                                    with Section 2.4(c) above (i) to the
                                    Receiver General of Canada 25% (or such
                                    withholding rate which may then be
                                    applicable at that time pursuant to the ITA)
                                    of the amount, if any, by which the cost to
                                    the Purchaser of the Purchased Shares at the
                                    appropriate time prior to twenty-eight (28)
                                    days following the month in which the
                                    Additional Amount becomes payable exceeds
                                    the amount of the certificate limit set out
                                    in the applicable ITA 116(2) Certificate
                                    received prior to that date; and (ii) to or
                                    to the order of the Vendor the balance, if
                                    any, of the amount withheld in accordance
                                    with

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                                    Section 2.4(c) above; provided that, in
                                    such circumstances, the instructions of the
                                    Purchaser to the Escrow Agent shall specify
                                    the exact amounts to be paid under clauses
                                    (i) and (ii) and the Escrow Agent may rely
                                    on and shall be under no obligation
                                    whatsoever to verify the accuracy of such
                                    amounts.

                         (h)        If neither an ITA 116(4) Certificate nor an
                                    ITA 116(2) Certificate (together a "FEDERAL
                                    CERTIFICATE") has been delivered to the
                                    Purchaser by a Vendor in conformity with and
                                    within the applicable periods set forth in
                                    Sections 2.4(d) to 2.4(g) above, then the
                                    Purchaser shall (subject to Section 2.4(i))
                                    instruct the Escrow Agent to remit the
                                    amount withheld in accordance with Section
                                    2.4(b) or 2.4(c) above, as the case may be,
                                    to the Receiver General of Canada on account
                                    of the Purchaser's liability for tax within
                                    the period provided for pursuant to
                                    subsection 116(5) of the ITA.

                         (i)        If neither an ITA 116(4) Certificate nor an
                                    ITA 116(2) Certificate has been delivered to
                                    the Purchaser by a Vendor in conformity with
                                    and within the applicable periods set forth
                                    in Sections 2.4(d) to 2.4(g) above but CCRA
                                    delivers an abeyance letter to the Purchaser
                                    prior to the expiry of such applicable
                                    period in a form and substance acceptable
                                    to the Purchaser acting reasonably, stating
                                    that no interest or penalty will be levied
                                    on the amount withheld by the Purchaser
                                    pending the issuance of either Federal
                                    Certificate (the "FEDERAL ABEYANCE LETTER"),
                                    then in such circumstances the Purchaser
                                    shall continue to hold, through the
                                    Escrow Agent acting in trust, the amount
                                    withheld in accordance with Sections 2.4(b)
                                    or 2.4(c) above, as the case may be, until
                                    the earlier of (i) the issuance of a
                                    Federal Certificate, in which case the
                                    provisions of Sections 2.4(d) to 2.4(h) will
                                    apply immediately; and (ii) such time as
                                    CCRA revokes or adversely modifies the
                                    Federal Abeyance Letter (or otherwise gives
                                    a notice indicating that the Purchaser may
                                    no longer be fully protected from penalties
                                    and interest), in which case the provisions
                                    of Sections 2.4(d) to 2.4(h) will apply
                                    immediately.

                            QUEBEC WITHHOLDING AND QUEBEC TAX CERTIFICATES

                            (j)     The Vendors represent and warrant that they
                                    have complied and will continue to comply
                                    with the provisions and requirements of
                                    section 1097 of the Taxation Act (Quebec)
                                    (the "QTA");

                            (k)     At the time the Additional Amount becomes
                                    payable, the Purchaser is entitled to
                                    withhold from the Purchase Price payable to
                                    or on behalf of each of the Vendors, through
                                    the Escrow Agent, an amount equal to 12% (or
                                    such withholding rate which may then be

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                                    applicable at that time pursuant to the QTA)
                                    of the Additional Amount allocable to each
                                    Vendor. The amount so withheld shall be
                                    immediately credited to the Purchaser as
                                    payment on account of the portion of the
                                    Purchase Price payable to the Vendor

                            (l)     If, prior to twenty-eight (28) days
                                    following the month in which the Additional
                                    Amount becomes payable, a Vendor delivers to
                                    the Purchaser a compliance certificate
                                    issued by the Minister of Revenue (Quebec)
                                    ("QMR") under section 1100 of the QTA in
                                    respect of the Purchased Shares sold by such
                                    Vendor which is acceptable to the Purchaser
                                    acting reasonably (a "QTA 1100
                                    CERTIFICATE"), then the Purchaser shall
                                    instruct the Escrow Agent to pay forthwith
                                    to the Vendor the amount withheld in
                                    accordance with Section 2.4(k) above in
                                    respect of the Vendor.

                            (m)     If, prior to twenty-eight (28) days
                                    following the month in which the Additional
                                    Amount becomes payable, a Vendor delivers to
                                    the Purchaser a compliance certificate
                                    issued by the QMR under section 1098 of the
                                    QTA in respect of the Purchased Shares sold
                                    by such Vendor, which is acceptable to the
                                    Purchaser acting reasonably (a "QTA 1098
                                    CERTIFICATE"), then the Purchaser shall pay
                                    or, if funds have been remitted in trust to
                                    the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section
                                    2.4(k) above, shall instruct the Escrow
                                    Agent to pay from the amount withheld in
                                    accordance with Section 2.4(k) above (i) to
                                    the QMR 12% (or such withholding rate which
                                    may then be applicable at that time pursuant
                                    to the QTA) of the amount, if any, by which
                                    the cost to the Purchaser of the Purchased
                                    Shares at that time exceeds the amount of
                                    the certificate limit set out in the
                                    applicable QTA 1098 Certificate received
                                    prior to that date; and (ii) to or to the
                                    order of the Vendor the balance, if any, of
                                    the amount withheld in accordance with
                                    Section 2.4(k) above; provided that, in such
                                    circumstances, the instructions of the
                                    Purchaser to the Escrow Agent shall specify
                                    the exact amounts to be paid under clauses
                                    (i) and (ii) and the Escrow Agent may rely
                                    on and shall be under no obligation
                                    whatsoever to verify the accuracy of such
                                    amounts.

                            (n)     If neither a QTA 1100 Certificate nor a QTA
                                    1098 Certificate (together a "PROVINCIAL
                                    CERTIFICATE") has been delivered to the
                                    Purchaser by a Vendor in conformity with and
                                    within the applicable period set forth in
                                    Sections 2.4(l) and 2.4(m) above, then the
                                    Purchaser shall (subject to Section 2.4(o))
                                    instruct the Escrow Agent to remit the
                                    amount withheld in accordance with Section
                                    2.4(k) to the QMR on account of the
                                    Purchaser's liability for tax and on the
                                    date pursuant to section 1101 of the QTA.

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                            (o)     If neither a QTA 1100 Certificate nor a QTA
                                    1098 Certificate, acceptable to the
                                    Purchaser acting reasonably, has been
                                    delivered to the Purchaser by a Vendor in
                                    conformity with and within the applicable
                                    period set forth in Sections 2.4(l) and
                                    2.4(m) above but QMR delivers an abeyance
                                    letter to the Purchaser prior to the expiry
                                    of such applicable period in a form and
                                    substance acceptable to the Purchaser acting
                                    reasonably, and stating that no interest or
                                    penalty will be levied on the amount
                                    withheld by the Purchaser pending the
                                    issuance of either Provincial Certificate
                                    (the "QUEBEC ABEYANCE LETTER"), then in such
                                    circumstances the Purchaser shall continue
                                    to hold, through the Escrow Agent acting in
                                    trust, the amount withheld in accordance
                                    with Section 2.4(k) above until the earlier
                                    of (i) the issuance of a Provincial
                                    Certificate, in which case the provisions of
                                    Sections 2.4(l) to 2.4(n) will apply
                                    immediately; and (ii) such time as QMR
                                    revokes or adversely modifies the Quebec
                                    Abeyance Letter (or otherwise gives a notice
                                    indicating that the Purchaser may no longer
                                    be fully protected from penalties and
                                    interest), in which case the provisions of
                                    Sections 2.4(l) to 2.4(n) will apply
                                    immediately.

                            TAX INDEMNIFICATION

                            (p)     The relevant Vendor shall indemnify and save
                                    the Purchaser's Indemnified Persons (as
                                    defined in Section 9.1) harmless of and from
                                    any Damages (as defined in Section 9.1)
                                    suffered by, imposed upon or asserted
                                    against any of the Purchaser's Indemnified
                                    Persons as a result of, in respect of,
                                    connected with, or arising out of, under or
                                    pursuant to the CCRA, the QMR or any similar
                                    tax authority taking the position that (i)
                                    any amount withheld by the Purchaser in
                                    accordance with Section 2 hereof from an
                                    amount payable to such Vendor is less than
                                    the amount that should have been withheld by
                                    the Purchaser, (ii) any amount remitted to
                                    such tax authority in accordance with
                                    Section 2 hereof in connection with an
                                    amount payable by the Purchaser to the
                                    Vendor is less than the amount that should
                                    have been remitted to such tax authority,
                                    (iii) any amount withheld by the Purchaser
                                    from an amount payable to the Vendor and
                                    remitted to such tax authority in accordance
                                    with Section 2 hereof should have been
                                    remitted to such tax authority at an earlier
                                    time, (iv) part of an amount paid by the
                                    Purchaser to the Vendor under this Agreement
                                    should have been withheld by the Purchaser
                                    under applicable law but Section 2 hereof
                                    did not provide for such withholding, (v)
                                    such tax authority is not bound by the
                                    Federal Abeyance Letter or the Quebec
                                    Abeyance Letter, as the case may be, or (vi)
                                    a Federal Certificate or a Provincial
                                    Certificate is incomplete or invalid or is
                                    only partly valid because, in the case where
                                    the Vendor is a partnership (including a
                                    limited  partnership), the Vendor did not

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                                    provide a complete list of all the partners
                                    with the application for such certificate
                                    or such complete list is not attached to the
                                    certificate, and as a result assess or
                                    re-assess the Purchaser for any tax,
                                    penalties or interest or levies any fine
                                    against the Purchaser.

                            (q)     The indemnification contemplated by Section
                                    2.4(p) of this Agreement shall survive the
                                    Closing and, notwithstanding the Closing or
                                    any other provision of this Agreement or any
                                    investigation made by or for the account of
                                    the Purchaser or QMI or an affiliate of QMI,
                                    as the case may be, shall continue for a
                                    period equal to the applicable limitation
                                    periods imposed by law plus 90 days and any
                                    claim in respect thereof shall be made in
                                    writing during such time period.

                            PAYMENT TO TAX AUTHORITIES UPON REQUEST OF VENDORS

                            (r)     The Escrow Agent shall upon written request
                                    from the Vendors, with the consent of the
                                    Purchaser acting reasonably, such consent to
                                    be evidenced by the signature of the
                                    Purchaser of an acknowledgement of such
                                    written request of the Vendor, pay out of
                                    the Escrowed Funds to the Receiver General
                                    of Canada or the QMR, as the case may be,
                                    the amount so specified in the written
                                    request and required to obtain the Federal
                                    Certificate or the Provincial Certificate,
                                    as the case may be.

                                   ARTICLE 3
                  PAYMENT OF THE VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT

                  3.1   VENDORS' RIGHT TO REQUIRE PAYMENT OF THE VALUE OF THE
                        ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.

                  Except if the Purchaser has given the Purchaser's Notice to
the Vendors in accordance with Section 3.5, the Vendors shall have the right,
exercisable at any time and from time to time after December 15, 2004 to and
including the Business Day prior to the Maturity Date to require QMI to pay the
Value of the Additional Amount (in whole and not in part) (the "VENDORS' RIGHT")
in the manner set forth in this Article 3.

                  3.2   EXERCISE OF VENDORS' RIGHT.

                  The Vendors may exercise the Vendors' Right by giving written
notice to QMI (the "VENDORS' NOTICE") stating that the Vendors have elected to
exercise the Vendors' Right. The Value of the Additional Amount shall be paid in
accordance with Section 3.3, on the date that is the later of (i) the first
Business Day following the 30th day after the date on which the Vendors' Notice
has been given to QMI and (ii) in the case of an exercise of the Vendor's Right
which occurs within the first 15 days of a fiscal quarter, the first Business
Day following the 45th day after the end of the immediately preceding quarter
(the "PAYMENT DATE").

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                  3.3      SETTLEMENT ON PAYMENT DATE.

                  On the Payment Date, the Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of
QMI) shall pay the Vendors an amount in cash equal to the Value of the
Additional Amount by certified cheque or wire transfer payable to the order of
the Vendors or as indicated in the Vendors' Notice. In the event that on the
Payment Date, the QMI Shares are listed on a Recognized Exchange, the Purchaser
(or QMI or an affiliate of QMI) may, at its option, elect to deliver, in lieu of
the cash payment referred to above, that number of QMI Shares of the same class
and designation offered to the public in connection with the QMI IPO equal to
(i) the Notional Number plus (ii) the number of shares determined by dividing
the Compensating Amount by the Current Market Price (with appropriate
adjustments to the number of shares calculated pursuant to this clause (ii) if
events requiring adjustment, in accordance with Article 4, to the Notional
Number occur after the date as of which the Current Market Price is established
up to and including the Payment Date), by providing written notice (the "QMI
SHARE NOTICE") to the Vendors no later than 20 days after the Vendors' Notice
has been given to QMI. In such a case, the Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of
QMI) is authorized to deliver to the Escrow Agent, in accordance with Section
2.4(c) and/or 2.4(k), as the case may be, an amount in cash in lieu of QMI
Shares (and reduce the number of QMI Shares to be delivered to the Vendors
accordingly) unless the Vendors provide the Purchaser with a guarantee or letter
of credit acceptable to the Purchaser acting reasonably.

                  If QMI Shares are issued and delivered in payment of the Value
of the Additional Amount, such shares shall be listed on a Recognized Exchange
and issued and delivered pursuant to such prospectus qualifications or
registrations as are necessary to ensure such shares are freely tradeable upon
receipt or accompanied by registration rights in favour of the Vendors pursuant
to the terms of a registration rights agreement reasonably acceptable by the
Vendors to be entered into at such time. For greater certainty, such
registration rights agreement shall provide that QMI shall bear all expenses
incurred for the preparation of the registration statement or prospectus
including professional fees, listing fees, printing expenses but excluding the
underwriters fees or commissions.

                  3.4      PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO PAY THE VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL
                           AMOUNT.

                  On any Business Day during a 30 day period following each of
June 15, 2007 and June 15, 2008 (each, a "PURCHASER'S EXERCISE PERIOD"), the
Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of QMI) shall have the right to elect to pay
the Value of the Additional Amount (in whole and not in part) to the Vendors in
accordance with Section 3.5 (the "PURCHASER'S RIGHT").

                  3.5      EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASER'S RIGHT.

                  Except if the Vendors have given a Vendors' Notice in
accordance with Section 3.2, the Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of QMI) may
exercise the Purchaser's Right by giving written notice to the Vendors (the
"PURCHASER'S NOTICE") during a Purchaser's Exercise Period stating that the
Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of QMI) has elected to exercise the
Purchaser's Right. The Value of the Additional Amount shall be paid on the first
Business Day following the 10th day after the date on which the Purchaser's
Notice has been given to the Vendors. On such payment date, the Purchaser (or
QMI or an affiliate of QMI) shall pay the Vendors an amount in

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cash equal to the Value of the Additional Amount by certified cheque or
wire transfer payable to the order of the Vendors or as otherwise directed by
the Vendors.

                  The Purchaser and QMI hereby covenant and agree that they will
not and will not permit any affiliate to exercise the Purchaser's Right if any
one of them is aware of any material non-public information regarding QMI that
could have a material impact on the value of QMI Shares (including (a) the
decision by the Board of Directors of QMI or a committee thereof to proceed with
a QMI IPO (defined below) or (b) the decision by the Board of Directors of QMI
or a committee thereof to proceed with a transaction which may result in a
Liquidity Event (defined below)) provided, however, that in such circumstances,
the period during which the Purchaser's Right may be exercised shall be
suspended as provided below. In circumstances where the Purchaser's Right is
suspended for the foregoing reason, the Purchaser shall give, during the
applicable Purchaser's Exercise Period, written notice to the Vendors to the
effect that (i) the Purchaser or QMI is in possession of undisclosed material
information regarding QMI and (ii) that the Purchaser's Right is suspended. The
Purchaser shall give further written notice to the Vendors every 30 days for so
long as the material undisclosed information regarding QMI has not been
disclosed and remains material. If the Purchaser does not give such written
notice on the 30th day following the date of the previous written notice given
pursuant to this paragraph or if there occurs public disclosure of the material
information or if QMI determines that the undisclosed information is no longer
material, the suspension of the exercise of the Purchaser's Right shall then
terminate and the Purchaser's Right shall be reinstated for a 15 day period. The
Purchaser or QMI shall give prompt written notice to the Vendors of the
termination of the suspension of the Purchaser's Right stating the date upon
which such suspension terminated and the reasons therefor.

          3.6  VENDORS' IPO OPTION.

          (A)  EXERCISE OF VENDORS' IPO OPTION. Except if either the Vendors'
               Right or the Purchaser's Right has been exercised, the Vendors
               shall have the right ("VENDORS' IPO RIGHT"), exercisable at any
               time after QMI has filed with the appropriate securities
               regulatory authorities in Canada or the United States a
               preliminary prospectus relating to a proposed initial public
               offering of equity securities (including income trust units) of
               QMI (the "QMI IPO") but before the IPO Exercise Date (as defined
               in Section 3.6(b)) (the "IPO EXERCISE PERIOD"), to require the
               Purchaser (or, at the Purchaser's option, QMI or an affiliate of
               QMI) to pay the Value of the Additional Amount by the delivery,
               concurrently with the closing of the QMI IPO, of that number of
               freely tradable equity securities, of the class and designation
               offered to the public in connection with the QMI IPO, listed on a
               stock exchange or other organized trading market equal to (i) the
               Notional Number plus (ii) the number of shares determined by
               dividing the Compensating Amount by the offering price per share
               at which the equity securities are offered to the public in
               connection with the QMI IPO. In such a case, the Purchaser (or
               QMI or an affiliate of QMI) is authorized to deliver to the
               Escrow Agent, in accordance with Section 2.4(c) and/or 2.4(k), as
               the case may be, an amount in cash in lieu of QMI Shares (and
               reduce the number of QMI

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               Shares to be delivered to the Vendors accordingly) unless the
               Vendors provide the Purchaser with a guarantee or letter of
               credit acceptable to the Purchaser acting reasonably.

               The Vendors' IPO Right may be exercised by giving notice in
               writing to QMI during the IPO Exercise Period. Once given by the
               Vendors to QMI, the notice of exercise cannot be rescinded or
               revoked without the consent of QMI.

          (B)  NOTICE OF QMI. Concurrently with the filing of a preliminary
               prospectus as contemplated by Section 3.6(a), QMI shall give a
               written notice ("QMI'S IPO NOTICE") to the Vendors informing the
               Vendors that a preliminary prospectus relating to a proposed QMI
               IPO has been filed and that the Vendors have the right to
               exercise the Vendors' IPO Right by giving written notice to QMI,
               as described in Section 3.6(a), no later than a date to be
               specified in the QMI IPO Notice, which date shall be QMI's
               reasonable estimate as to the date (the "IPO EXERCISE DATE")
               which is 3 Business Days prior to the date on which a final
               prospectus relating to a QMI IPO is scheduled to be filed by QMI
               with the appropriate securities regulatory authorities.

          (c)  QMI shall have the right to amend the IPO Exercise Date at its
               discretion by providing written notice to that effect to the
               Vendors provided that no such amendment shall have the effect of
               providing the Vendors with less than 3 Business Days to elect to
               exercise the Vendors' IPO Right.

          (d)  QMI shall, upon the request of the Vendors acting reasonably,
               provide the Vendors with information regarding the progress of
               the QMI IPO and other information relating to the QMI IPO.

          (e)  If QMI delivers or has an obligation to deliver a QMI IPO Notice,
               the Purchaser's Right may not be exercised until after the
               closing or abandonment of the QMI IPO (and provided the Vendors
               have not exercised the Vendors' IPO Right or the Vendors' Right).
               If the QMI IPO has closed or been abandoned and the Purchaser's
               Right otherwise exercisable during a particular Purchaser's
               Exercise Period has expired after the QMI IPO Notice has been
               given and before the Purchaser has had a 30 day period to
               exercise Purchaser's Right, the period of permitted exercise of
               Purchaser's Right shall be extended by such number of days as is
               required to provide Purchaser with a 30 day period to exercise
               Purchaser's Right (provided that Vendors have not exercised the
               Vendors' IPO Right or the Vendors' Right).

          (f)  VENDORS' STANDSTILL UNDERTAKING. The Vendors covenant and agree
               that in circumstances where the Vendors' IPO Right has been
               exercised, if requested by the underwriters of the QMI IPO, the
               Vendors shall deliver to such underwriters, at such time as may
               be requested by such

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               underwriters, an undertaking of the Vendors not to sell or
               otherwise dispose of QMI Shares to be delivered to it as payment
               for the Value of the Additional Amount as contemplated by this
               Section 3.6 for a period of up to 180 days (but in no event
               longer than the shortest period required from a current
               shareholder of QMI), such undertaking to be in such form as may
               be requested by the underwriters of any of the shareholders of
               QMI which are required to deliver such an undertaking. QMI
               undertakes to use its reasonable efforts to minimize the length
               of any such standstill requirement.

          (g)  FAILURE TO COMPLETE IPO. If following delivery by the Vendors of
               a notice of exercise of the Vendors' IPO Right, the QMI IPO is
               not completed for any reason whatsoever (including an election by
               QMI not to proceed with the QMI IPO), the notice of exercise of
               the Vendors' IPO Right shall be deemed to be rescinded and of no
               force or effect. In such circumstances, if the Vendor's Right has
               expired or would otherwise expire within 30 days, the period to
               exercise the Vendor's Right shall be extended to allow the
               Vendors a 30 day period to exercise the Vendors' Right.

          3.7  FRACTIONAL SHARES.

          No fractional shares of QMI shall be delivered in the event the
Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of QMI) elect to satisfy the payment of
the Value of the Additional Amount in QMI Shares as contemplated by Section 3.3
or the Vendors elect to receive payment of the Value of the Additional Amount by
the delivery of QMI Shares in conjunction with a QMI IPO as contemplated by
Section 3.6, and the cash equivalent therefor shall be payable to the Vendors.

          3.8   PAYMENT ON MATURITY DATE.

          If none of (a) the Vendors' Notice, (ii) the Purchaser's
Notice, (iii) the notice of the Vendors contemplated by Section 3.6(a), (iv) the
notice of the Vendors contemplated by Section 4.4 or (v) the notice of the
Vendors contemplated by Section 11.2 is delivered in the manner contemplated by
this Agreement, on the Maturity Date, the Purchaser (or QMI or an affiliate of
QMI) shall pay the Additional Amount by payment to the Vendors of an amount in
cash equal to $70,000,000 by certified cheque or wire transfer payable to the
order of the Vendors or as otherwise directed by the Vendors.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                                   ADJUSTMENTS

          4.1   ADJUSTMENT UPON CONSOLIDATION, SUBDIVISION OR DISTRIBUTIONS.

          (a)  If QMI shall, after the date hereof, (i) fix a record date for
               the payment of a stock dividend on QMI Shares or the making of a
               distribution of QMI Shares or securities convertible into or
               exchangeable for QMI Shares to all or substantially all of the
               holders of QMI Shares (other than the issue of QMI Shares or
               securities convertible into or exchangeable for QMI

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               Shares by way of dividend payable to shareholders which at their
               option can take cash or shares in lieu of a cash dividend, which
               shall be treated as a cash dividend for the purposes of
               determining the Compensating Amount), (ii) subdivide or redivide
               the QMI Shares into a greater number of shares, or (iii) reduce,
               combine or consolidate the QMI Shares into a smaller number of
               shares (any of such events in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being
               herein called a "QMI SHARE REORGANIZATION"), then, in any such
               event, the Notional Number shall be adjusted, effective
               immediately after the effective date of any such QMI Share
               Reorganization, so that it will equal the number of QMI Shares
               which the Vendors would have owned or been entitled to receive
               immediately following any QMI Share Reorganization had the
               Vendors owned QMI Shares equal in number to the Notional Number
               immediately prior to the effective date of the QMI Share
               Reorganization, such adjustment to be made by multiplying the
               Notional Number in effect immediately prior to the effective
               date, by a fraction (the "REORGANIZATION RATIO"), the numerator
               of which shall be the number of QMI Shares outstanding
               immediately after giving effect to such QMI Share Reorganization
               (including, where securities exchangeable for or convertible into
               QMI Shares are distributed, the number of QMI Shares that would
               have been outstanding had all such securities been exchanged for
               or converted into QMI Shares on such record date or effective
               date) and the denominator of which shall be the number of QMI
               Shares outstanding immediately prior to the effective date.

          (b)  If QMI shall, after the date hereof, fix a record date for the
               issue of options, rights or warrants to all or substantially all
               of the holders of QMI Shares entitling them, within a period of
               45 days after the date of issue thereof, to subscribe for or
               purchase QMI Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable
               into QMI Shares (other than rights to purchase QMI Shares
               pursuant to a plan for the reinvestment of cash dividends) at a
               price per share (or having a conversion or exchange price per
               share) less than 95% of the Current Market Price on the earlier
               of such record date and the date on which QMI publicly announces
               its intention to make such issuance (any such issue being herein
               called a "RIGHTS OFFERING"), then in each such case the Notional
               Number shall be adjusted effective immediately after such record
               date so that it will equal the number determined by multiplying
               the Notional Number in effect immediately prior to such record
               date by a fraction (the "ADJUSTMENT RATIO"), the numerator of
               which shall be the number of QMI Shares outstanding immediately
               prior to such record date, PLUS such number of additional QMI
               Shares offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to such
               options, rights or warrants (or into which the convertible or
               exchangeable securities so offered are convertible or
               exchangeable) LESS the number of QMI Shares which could be
               purchased with the aggregate offering proceeds of the total
               number of QMI Shares so offered for subscription or purchase
               pursuant to such options, rights or warrants (or with the
               aggregate conversion or exchange price of the convertible or
               exchangeable securities so offered) at the

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               Current Market Price ("FMV OFFERING") and the denominator of
               which shall be the number of QMI Shares outstanding immediately
               prior to such record date. The FMV Offering shall be calculated
               by multiplying the number of additional QMI shares offered for
               subscription or purchase pursuant to such options, rights or
               warrants (or the number of additional QMI Shares into which the
               convertible or exchangeable securities so offered are convertible
               or exchangeable) by the exercise price of such options, rights or
               warrants (or of such convertible or exchangeable securities) and
               dividing the product so obtained by such Current Market Price. To
               the extent that such options, rights or warrants are either (i)
               not exercised (or such convertible or exchangeable securities are
               not converted or exchanged) at the time they expire or (ii) out
               of the money at the time the Additional Amount is payable, the
               Notional Number shall be readjusted to the number which would
               then be in effect had such adjustments for the issuance of such
               options, rights or warrants been made upon the basis of only the
               number of QMI Shares actually delivered pursuant to such Rights
               Offering. Each such adjustment shall be made successively.

          (c)  If there is any reclassification of QMI Shares at any time
               outstanding or any change of the QMI Shares, in either case, into
               other Voting Equity Securities of QMI or a successor to QMI
               (including as a result of an amalgamation, arrangement, merger or
               similar transaction) (any such reclassification or change being
               called a "CAPITAL REORGANIZATION"), then the Notional Number
               following the effective date of such Capital Reorganization will
               be adjusted so that it will refer to the kind and number of
               Voting Equity Securities which the Vendors would have been
               entitled to receive immediately following such Capital
               Reorganization had the Vendors been the registered holder of QMI
               Shares equal in number to the Notional Number of QMI Shares
               immediately prior to such Capital Reorganization.

          (d)  If QMI shall, after the date hereof, fix a record date for the
               distribution to all or substantially all the holders of QMI
               Shares of securities, rights, options or warrants of a
               corporation or other entity in which QMI has a direct or indirect
               interest, and if such distribution does not constitute a QMI
               Share Reorganization, a Rights Offering or a Capital
               Reorganization (any of such non-excluded events being herein
               called a "SPIN-OUT DISTRIBUTION"), the Vendors shall be entitled
               to receive, as part of the Additional Amount (and in addition to
               the Value of the Additional Amount), an amount in cash (the
               "SPIN-OUT AMOUNT") equal to the value of such securities, rights,
               options or warrants as of the Applicable Valuation Date, as
               determined in accordance with the valuation principles set forth
               in Schedule A, or if such securities, rights, options or warrants
               are then listed on a stock exchange or other organized trading
               market, determined pursuant to clause "a" of the definition of
               Fair Market Value,

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               such Spin-out Amount to be paid on the date the Value of the
               Additional Amount is payable hereunder.

          (e)  If QMI shall, after the date hereof, fix a record date for the
               distribution to all or substantially all the holders of QMI
               Shares of:

                    i.   shares of QMI of any class other than QMI Shares; or

                    ii.  rights, options or warrants to acquire securities,
                         property or other assets of QMI; or

                    iii. evidences of indebtedness; or

                    iv.  any property or other assets (other than cash
                         dividends),

               and if such distribution does not constitute a QMI Share
               Reorganization, a Rights Offering, a Capital Reorganization or a
               Spin-out Distribution (any of such non-excluded events being
               herein called a "SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION"), the Notional Number
               shall be adjusted, effective immediately after the record date
               for the Special Distribution, by multiplying the Notional Number
               in effect on such record date by a fraction:

               -    the numerator of which shall be the number of QMI Shares
                    outstanding on such record date multiplied by the Current
                    Market Price of the QMI Shares on such record date, and

               -    the denominator of which shall be:

                    -    the product of the number of QMI Shares outstanding on
                         such record date and the Current Market Price on such
                         record date, less

                    -    the Fair Market Value of the shares, rights, options,
                         warrants, evidences or indebtedness or property or
                         other assets distributed in the Special Distribution,

               provided that no such adjustment shall be made if the result of
               such adjustment would be to decrease the Notional Number in
               effect immediately before such record date.

          (f)  Any QMI Shares distributed in payment of a dividend shall be
               deemed to have been distributed immediately prior to the close of
               business on the record date for such dividend for purposes of
               calculating the number of outstanding QMI Shares.

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          (g)  All adjustments to the Notional Number shall be calculated to the
               nearest 1/10,000th of a QMI Share (or if there is not a nearest
               1/10,000th of a share, to the next lower 1/10,000th of a share).

          4.2      OTHER ACTIONS.

                  In the event that QMI takes any action affecting or relating
to the structure of its share capital, other than any action contemplated by
Section 4.1, which would reasonably be considered to affect prejudicially the
rights or obligations of the Vendors to receive QMI Shares as contemplated
herein or the calculation of the Additional Amount or the Current Market Price,
then the Notional Number or, as the case may be, the appropriate elements of the
definition of the Additional Amount or the Current Market Price shall be
adjusted in such a manner and at such time, by action of the Directors of QMI is
fair and equitable in the circumstances to the Vendors and the Purchaser.

          4.3      NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS.

                  Whenever the Notional Number or the Value of the Additional
Amount is adjusted as herein provided or the Compensating Amount is increased as
herein provided, the Purchaser shall as soon as practicable compute the new
Notional Number (or the Value of the Additional Amount or the Compensating
Amount) and prepare and deliver to the Vendors an Officers' Certificate of the
Purchaser setting forth the adjusted Notional Number (or the new Value of the
Additional Amount or Compensating Amount), the method of calculation thereof in
reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such
adjustment is based.

          4.4      LIQUIDITY EVENTS.

                  In the event of (i) any amalgamation, arrangement, merger or
similar transaction of QMI, or of a successor to QMI, which does not result in
holders of QMI Shares receiving Voting Equity Securities of QMI or a successor
to QMI representing more than 50% of the voting rights attached to all
outstanding Voting Equity Securities of such entity, (ii) a take-over bid,
acquisition or similar transaction which results in more than 50% of the voting
rights attached to the outstanding QMI Shares being owned by a single Person or
group of Persons (other than the current shareholders of QMI or any of their
affiliates (as such term is defined under the CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT))
acting jointly or in concert, or (iii) any sale, lease or other disposition
involving all or substantially all of the assets of QMI, all or substantially
all of the proceeds of which are distributed to holders of QMI Shares (any such
event being herein referred to as a "LIQUIDITY EVENT"), the Vendors shall have
the option (the "VENDORS' LIQUIDITY OPTION"), exercisable by giving written
notice to QMI within 30 days following the public announcement of the Liquidity
Event (which shall describe in reasonable detail the terms of the Liquidity
Event), to elect to receive, in satisfaction of the Value of the Additional
Amount, on the date of completion or closing of such Liquidity Event, cash in an
amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of the Notional Number and the
Transaction Value (as defined below) plus (ii) the Compensating Amount. For this
purpose, "TRANSACTION VALUE" means (x) for any cash received in any such
Liquidity Event, the amount of cash received per QMI Share, (y) for any property
other than cash or securities received in any such Liquidity Event an amount
equal to the Fair

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Market Value of such property received per QMI Share, and (z) for any
securities received in any such Liquidity Event, an amount equal to the Fair
Market Value of such securities received per QMI Share, determined, in the
case of each of clauses (y) and (z) as of the closing date of such Liquidity
Event.

                  If a Liquidity Event has been announced, the Purchaser's Right
may not be exercised until after the closing or abandonment of the Liquidity
Event (and provided the Vendor has not exercised the Vendors' Right or the
Vendors' Liquidity Option). If the Liquidity Event has closed or been abandoned
and the Purchaser's Right otherwise exercisable during a particular Purchaser's
Exercise Period has expired following the public announcement of the Liquidity
Event and before the Purchaser has had a 30 day period to exercise Purchaser's
Right, the period of permitted exercise of Purchaser's Right shall be extended
by such number of days as is required to provide Purchaser with a 30 day period
to exercise Purchaser's Right (provided that Vendors have not exercised the
Vendors' Right or the Vendors' Liquidity Option).

                  If following delivery by the Vendors of a notice of exercise
of the Vendors' Liquidity Option, the Liquidity Event is not completed for any
reason whatsoever, the notice of exercise of the Vendors' Liquidity Option shall
be deemed to be rescinded and of no force or effect. In such circumstances, if
the Vendor's Right has expired or would otherwise expire within 30 days, the
period to exercise the Vendor's Right shall be extended to allow the Vendors a
30 day period to exercise the Vendors' Right.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR

                  5.1      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDORS.

                  The Vendors represent and warrant as follows to the Purchaser
and acknowledges and confirms that the Purchaser is relying upon the
representations and warranties in connection with the purchase by the Purchaser
of the Purchased Shares:

          (a)  INCORPORATION AND QUALIFICATION. Each of CVTL and CPIII is a
               limited liability partnership validly existing under the laws of
               the State of Delaware and has the power, authority and right to
               own and operate its property, carry on its business and enter
               into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

          (b)  VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery and performance by
               each of CVTL and CPIII, as the case may be, of this Agreement:

               i.   have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
                    part of or on behalf of CVTL and CPIII, as the case may be;

               ii.  do not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of
                    time or the happening of any other event or condition)
                    result in a breach or a violation of, or conflict with, any
                    of the terms or provisions of its

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                    constating documents or by-laws or any contracts or
                    instruments to which it is a party or pursuant to which any
                    of its assets or property may be affected; and

               iii. will not result in the violation of any Law.

          (c)  EXECUTION AND BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement has been duly
               executed and delivered by each of CVTL and CPIII, and constitutes
               a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of CVTL and CPIII,
               enforceable in accordance with its terms subject only to any
               limitation under applicable laws relating to (i) bankruptcy,
               winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other laws of general
               application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights, and
               (ii) the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of
               equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction.

          (d)  TITLE TO PURCHASED SHARES. The Purchased Shares are owned by the
               Vendors (304.97 of the Purchased Shares being held by CVTL and
               4,695.03 of the Purchased Shares being held by CPIII) as the
               registered and beneficial owner with a good title, free and clear
               of all Liens other than those restrictions on transfer, if any,
               contained in the articles of the Corporation or the Shareholders'
               Agreement. Upon completion of the transaction contemplated by
               this Agreement, the Purchaser will have good and valid title to
               Purchased Shares, free and clear of all Liens other than (i)
               those restrictions on transfer, if any, contained in the articles
               of the Corporation or in the Shareholders' Agreement, and (ii)
               Liens granted by the Purchaser.

          (e)  NO OTHER AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE. There is no contract, option or
               any other right of another binding upon or which at any time in
               the future may become binding upon the Vendors to sell, transfer,
               assign, pledge, charge, mortgage or in any other way dispose of
               or encumber any of the Purchased Shares other than pursuant to
               the provisions of this Agreement.

          (f)  RESIDENCE OF THE VENDORS. Each Vendor is a non-resident of Canada
               within the meaning of the INCOME TAX ACT (Canada).

                                    ARTICLE 6
                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

          6.1      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER.

                  The Purchaser represents and warrants as follows to the
Vendors and acknowledges and confirms that the Vendors are relying on such
representations and warranties in connection with the sale by the Vendors of the
Purchased Shares:

          (a)  INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE POWER. The Purchaser is a corporation
               incorporated and existing under the laws of Quebec and has the
               corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
               obligations under this Agreement.

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          (b)  VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery and performance by
               the Purchaser of this Agreement:

                    i.   have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
                         action on the part of the Purchaser;

                    ii.  do not (or would not with the giving of notice, the
                         lapse of time or the happening of any other event or
                         condition) result in a breach or a violation of, or
                         conflict with, any of the terms or provisions of its
                         constating documents or by-laws or any contracts or
                         instruments to which it is a party or pursuant to which
                         any of its assets or property may be affected; and

                    iii. will not result in the violation of any Law.

          (c)  EXECUTION AND BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement has been duly
               executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitute legal,
               valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable
               against it in accordance with their respective terms subject only
               to any limitation under applicable laws relating to (i)
               bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement or other similar laws of
               general application affecting creditors' rights, and (ii) the
               discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable
               remedies.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF QMI

          7.1      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF QMI.

                  QMI represents and warrants as follows to the Vendors and
acknowledges and confirms that the Vendors are relying on such representations
and warranties in connection with the sale by the Vendors of the Purchased
Shares:

          (a)  INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE POWER. QMI is a corporation
               incorporated and existing under the laws of Quebec and has the
               corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
               obligations under this Agreement.

          (b)  VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery and performance by
               QMI of this Agreement:

               (i)  have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
                    on the part of QMI;

               (ii) do not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of
                    time or the happening of any other event or condition)
                    result in a breach or a violation of, or conflict with, any
                    of the terms or provisions of its constating documents or
                    by-laws or any contracts or instruments to which it is a
                    party or pursuant to which any of its assets or property may
                    be affected; and

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               (iii) will not result in the violation of any Law.

          (c)  EXECUTION AND BINDING OBLIGATION. This Agreement has been duly
               executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitute legal,
               valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable
               against it in accordance with its terms subject only to any
               limitation under applicable laws relating to (i) bankruptcy,
               insolvency, arrangement or other similar laws of general
               application affecting creditors' rights, and (ii) the discretion
               that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies.

          (d)  AUTHORIZED AND ISSUED CAPITAL. The authorized capital of QMI
               consists of an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in
               series and an unlimited number of Common Shares, of which
               1,590,000 Cumulative First Preferred Shares Series A (all of
               which are owned beneficially and of record by direct or indirect
               wholly-owned subsidiaries of QMI) and 123,602,807 Common Shares
               (and no more) have been duly issued and are outstanding as fully
               paid and non-assessable at the date hereof.

          (e)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements of QMI for the
               period ended September 30, 2003, have been prepared in accordance
               with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles applied on
               a basis consistent with those of previous fiscal years and
               present fairly the assets, liabilities, (whether accrued,
               absolute, contingent or otherwise) and financial position of QMI
               as at September 30, 2003; and the sales and earnings of QMI
               during the period covered by such financial statements.

          (f)  SCHEDULE A. The information set forth in Schedule A regarding
               EBITDA, debt and cash of QMI's various business segments as of
               September 30, 2003, shares of public corporations held by QMI and
               trading prices of such shares as of September 30, 2003, and other
               matters relevant to the calculation of the value of a QMI Share
               as of September 30, 2003 in accordance with the principles of
               Schedule A is true and accurate in all material respects.

          (g)  TITLE TO SHARES OF THE PURCHASER. QMI is the registered and
               beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares in
               the capital of the Purchaser.

          (h)  OPTIONS. Except for options granted under the QMI Stock Option
               Plan (of which options to acquire 2,505,629 QMI Shares were
               outstanding as of September 30, 2003), there are no outstanding
               options, rights or other securities convertible into or
               exchangeable for any shares or other securities of QMI.

          (i)  SUBSIDIARIES. Other than the corporations and entities whose
               EBITDA is reflected in the EBITDA amounts of each business
               segment set forth in Schedule A, QMI has no material subsidiaries
               and holds directly or indirectly no shares or other ownership,
               equity or proprietary interests in any other person material to
               QMI taken as a whole.

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          (j)  NO BREACH OF MATERIAL CONTRACTS. There exists no default or event
               of default or event, occurrence, condition or act (including the
               transactions contemplated herein) which, with the giving of
               notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or
               condition, would become a default or event of default under any
               material contract to which QMI or any of its subsidiaries is a
               party or by which any of them is bound and which default or event
               of default would adversely impact the completion of the
               transactions contemplated herein or have a material adverse
               effect on the financial condition of QMI and its subsidiaries
               taken as a whole.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                                     CLOSING

          8.1      DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF CLOSING.

                  The completion of the transaction of purchase and sale
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Ogilvy
Renault, 1981 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1200, Montreal, Quebec, on the
Closing Date or at such other place, on such other date and at such other time
as may be agreed upon in writing between the Vendors and the Purchaser.

          8.2      CLOSING PROCEDURES.

          (a)  At the Closing, the Vendors shall deliver or cause to be
               delivered to the Purchaser the following in form and substance
               satisfactory to the Purchaser acting reasonably:

               (i)  resignations of each of Matthew P. Boyer, Michael J.
                    Connelly and Bruce Rosenblum, as directors of the
                    Corporation effective as of the Closing Date;

               (ii) share certificates representing the Purchased Shares duly
                    endorsed in blank for transfer, or accompanied by
                    irrevocable security transfer powers of attorney duly
                    executed in blank, in either case by the holders of record;

               (iii) an original of the QTA 1098 Certificate issued by the QMR
                    in respect of the portion of the Purchase Price to be paid
                    to or on behalf of each of the Vendors on the Closing; and

               (iv) an opinion of counsel to the Vendors dealing with such
                    matters as the Purchaser may reasonably request.

          (b)  At the Closing, the Purchaser and/or QMI shall deliver or cause
               to be delivered to the Vendors the following in form and
               substance satisfactory to the Vendors acting reasonably:

               (i)  A certified cheque or wire transfer payable (A) as to
                    $13,750,000 payable to the Escrow Agent as contemplated by
                    Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement
                    and (B) as to $41,250,000 payable to the order

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                    of the Vendors, representing in the aggregate the portion of
                    the Purchase Price to be paid at Closing;

               (ii) an opinion of counsel to the Purchaser and QMI dealing with
                    such matters as the Vendors may reasonably request.

          (c)  Concurrently with the Closing of the transactions contemplated by
               this Agreement, the Parties hereto, together with the Escrow
               Agent, shall execute and deliver an escrow agreement dated the
               date hereof in such form as may be agreed upon by the parties
               thereto (the "ESCROW AGREEMENT ").

                                    ARTICLE 9
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

          9.1      INDEMNIFICATION IN FAVOUR OF THE PURCHASER.

                  Subject to Section 9.3, the Vendors shall indemnify and save
each of the Purchaser and QMI and their respective shareholders, directors,
officers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the "PURCHASER'S
INDEMNIFIED PERSONS") harmless of and from any loss, liability, claim, damage
(including incidental and consequential damage) or expense (whether or not
involving a third-party claim) including legal expenses (collectively,
"DAMAGES") suffered by, imposed upon or asserted against any of the Purchaser's
Indemnified Persons as a result of, in respect of, connected with, or arising
out of, under, or pursuant to:

          (a)  any failure of the Vendors to perform or fulfill any covenant of
               the Vendors under this Agreement;

          (b)  any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty given
               by the Vendors contained in this Agreement;

          9.2      INDEMNIFICATION IN FAVOUR OF THE VENDORS.

                  The Purchaser and QMI shall solidarily indemnify and save the
Vendors and its shareholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents
and representatives (collectively, the "VENDORS' INDEMNIFIED PERSONS") harmless
of and from any Damages suffered by, imposed upon or asserted against any of the
Vendors' Indemnified Persons as a result of, in respect of, connected with, or
arising out of, under or pursuant to:

          (a)  any failure of the Purchaser or QMI to perform or fulfil any
               their respective covenants under this Agreement; and

          (b)  any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty given
               respectively by the Purchaser or QMI contained in this Agreement.

          9.3      TIME LIMITATIONS.

                  The representations and warranties of the Vendors, the
Purchaser and QMI contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and,
notwithstanding the Closing or any

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investigation made by or on behalf of the Vendors, the Purchaser or QMI, as the
case may be, shall continue for a period of 3 years after the Closing Date and
any claim in respect thereof shall be made in writing during such time period,
except that the representations and warranties of the Vendors set out in Section
5.1(d) shall survive and continue in full force and effect without limitation of
time and the Representations and Warranties of QMI set out in Sections 7.1(f)
and 7.1(i) shall survive and continue in full force and effect until such time
as the Additional Amount is paid in full.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                   ARBITRATION

          10.1     BEST EFFORTS TO SETTLE DISPUTES.

                  If any controversy, dispute, claim, question or difference (a
"DISPUTE") arises under this Agreement, the Parties shall use their best efforts
to settle the Dispute. To this end, they shall consult and negotiate with each
other, in good faith and understanding of their mutual interests, to reach a
just and equitable solution satisfactory to all Parties.

                  If a Dispute relates to an amount payable or a number of
securities to be delivered, then that portion of such amount payable or such
number of securities to be delivered not in dispute will be paid or delivered
when due.

          10.2     ARBITRATION.

                  In respect only of Disputes which involve the determination of
the value of a QMI Share, if the Parties do not reach a solution pursuant to
Section 10.1 within a period of 15 Business Days following the first notice of
the Dispute by any Party to the other, then upon written notice by any Party to
the other, the Dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (Quebec), except
to the extent modified by the following provisions:

          (a)  The arbitration tribunal shall consist of one arbitrator
               appointed by mutual agreement of the Parties, which arbitrator
               shall be independent and a senior representative of one of the
               leading Canadian or United States investment banking firms or
               other independent valuation expert qualified by education and
               training to pass upon the particular matter to be decided. In the
               event of failure to agree within 10 Business Days following
               delivery of the written notice to arbitrate, any Party may apply
               to a judge of the Superior Court (Quebec) to appoint an
               arbitrator.

          (b)  The arbitrator shall be instructed that time is of the essence in
               the arbitration proceeding and, in any event, the arbitration
               award must be made within 30 days of the submission of the
               Dispute to arbitration;

          (c)  After written notice is given to refer any Dispute to
               arbitration, the Parties will meet within 15 Business Days of
               delivery of the notice and will negotiate in good faith any
               changes in these arbitration provisions or the rules of
               arbitration which are herein adopted, in an effort to expedite
               the

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               process and otherwise ensure that the process is appropriate
               given the nature of the Dispute and the values at risk;

          (d)  If the Dispute relates to the appropriate multiple to use in
               order to determine the impact on the value of a QMI Share of the
               establishment by QMI or the acquisition by QMI of a business
               operating in a different segment than those included on Schedule
               A, each of the Vendors, on the one hand, and the Purchaser (or
               QMI or an affiliate of QMI), on the other hand, shall be entitled
               to present to the Arbitrator a figure representing the most
               appropriate multiple to be used according to each such Party
               (based on public comparables used by financial analysts covering
               the relevant industry sector) and the arbitrator shall be
               empowered solely to choose the more appropriate of the two
               multiples (based on the supporting submissions of the two
               Parties);

          (e)  The arbitration shall take place in Montreal, Quebec and shall be
               in the English language;

          (f)  In any Dispute involving the interpretation or application of
               accounting principles, the arbitrator shall be required to apply
               Canadian generally accepted accounting principles as they exist
               at the time of the Dispute.

          (g)  The arbitration award shall be given in writing and shall be
               final and binding on the Parties, not subject to any appeal, and
               shall deal with the question of costs of arbitration and all
               related matters;

          (h)  Judgment upon any award may be entered in any Court having
               jurisdiction or application may be made to the Court for a
               judicial recognition of the award or an order of enforcement, as
               the case may be;

          (i)  All Disputes referred to arbitration shall be governed by the
               substantive law of Quebec; and

          (j)  The Parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential
               and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it
               (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or
               exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any
               awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitrator, the
               Parties, their counsel and any person necessary to the conduct of
               the proceeding, except as may lawfully be required in judicial
               proceedings relating to the arbitration or otherwise as required
               by applicable law.

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                                   ARTICLE 11
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          11.1     ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF QMI.

          (a)  QMI hereby fully and unconditionally guarantees solidarily with
               the Purchaser the payment to the Vendors by the Purchaser of the
               Additional Amount and the performance by the Purchaser of all of
               the Purchaser's other obligations under this Agreement.

          (b)  QMI hereby covenants and agrees that in circumstances where QMI
               Shares are to be issued and delivered to the Vendors under the
               terms of this Agreement, it will take such corporate action as
               may be required to cause the issuance and delivery of such QMI
               Shares as fully paid and non-assessable shares.

          (c)  QMI hereby covenants and agrees that until such time as the
               Additional Amount is paid to the Vendors, it will deliver to the
               Vendors certified copies of its unaudited interim financial
               statements (certified by its Chief Financial Officer as being
               prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted
               accounting principles as in force from time to time) and audited
               annual financial statements promptly after such financial
               statements are made available to the public.

          (d)  QMI hereby covenants and agrees that until such time as the QMI
               Shares are listed on a Recognized Exchange, the value of a QMI
               Share shall be determined in accordance with Schedule A and shall
               be established and approved by the audit committee of the Board
               of Directors of QMI within 45 days after the end of each fiscal
               quarter on the basis of the financial statements of QMI for the
               most recently completed fiscal quarter and that within 4 Business
               Days following the establishment and approval by the audit
               committee of the Board of Directors of QMI of such value of a QMI
               Share (and in any event, no later than the 45th day following the
               end of such fiscal quarter), QMI shall prepare and deliver to the
               Vendors an Officers' Certificate of QMI setting forth the revised
               value of a QMI Share, the method of calculation thereof in
               reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and
               upon which such adjustment is based. QMI shall respond to
               inquiries and provide in a timely fashion such additional
               information regarding the determination of the value of a QMI
               Share as may be reasonably requested by the Vendors.

          11.2     SALE OF THE CORPORATION.

                  In the event that prior to December 15, 2005, the Purchaser
sells or otherwise disposes of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of
the Corporation or all or substantially

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all of the assets of the Corporation to a Person not "affiliated" with QMI (as
defined in the CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATION'S ACT), the Vendors shall have the
right to require the Purchaser to pay the Vendors, in satisfaction of the
Additional Amount, an amount in cash equal to the sum of (a) $70 million and (b)
50% of the amount by which the net proceeds of such sale or other disposition
(or the implied net proceeds reflecting a sale of all of the shares or assets of
the Corporation in circumstances where less than all of such shares or assets
are sold) exceed $70 million, subject to Section 2.4. Such right may be
exercised by the Vendors in circumstances where neither the Vendors' Notice nor
the Purchaser's Notice have been delivered by providing written notice to QMI in
accordance with Section 3.2, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, provided that the Payment Date
shall be deemed to be the date of the closing of such sale or other disposition.

          11.3     INTEREST ON UNPAID AMOUNTS

                  In the event any amount payable hereunder is not paid when due
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such amount shall bear interest
at the BA Rate plus 3% for the period from the due date until the date payment
is actually made and such interest shall be due and payable, subject to any
applicable withholding taxes, at the time the amount payable is actually paid.

          11.4     SET-OFF

                  In the event any amount which may become payable by either of
the Vendors to the Purchaser under the terms of this Agreement (including any
amounts determined due and payable as a result of the indemnification provided
at Section 2.4(p) or Section 9.1), the Purchaser shall be entitled to set-off
any such amounts against its obligations under this Agreement.

          11.5     TERMINATION OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS

                  The Parties acknowledge and agree that all agreements between
the Parties involving the Corporation, including the Shareholders' Agreement,
are hereby terminated and that each Party is hereby released and discharged from
any obligations arising thereunder.

          11.6     NOTICES.

                  Any notice, direction or other communication given under this
Agreement shall be in writing, in the English language, and given by delivering
it or sending it by facsimile or other similar form of recorded communication
addressed:

                  to the Purchaser at:

                  300 Viger Avenue East
                  Montreal, Quebec
                  H2X 3W4

                  Attention:  Secretary

                  Facsimile:  514-985-8834

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                  to the Vendors at:

                  The Carlyle Group
                  1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
                  Suite 220 South
                  Washington, DC 20004-2505

                  Attention:  Bruce E. Rosenblum

                  Facsimile:         (202) 347-9250

                  With a copy to:

                  STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP
                  1155 Rene-Levesque Blvd West, 40th Floor
                  Montreal, Quebec H3B 3V2

                  Attention: Sidney M. Horn and Jean Farley

                  Facsimile:   (514) 397-3222

                  to QMI at:

                  612 Saint- Jacques Street
                  Montreal, Quebec
                  H3C 4M8

                  Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

                  Facsimile:  514-380-1983

                  With a copy to:

                  OGILVY RENAULT
                  1981 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1100
                  Montreal, Quebec H3A 3C1

                  Attention: Solomon Sananes

                  Facsimile:   (514) 286-5474

Any such communication shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively
given (i) if delivered, on the date of such delivery if such date is a Business
Day and such delivery was made prior to 4:00 p.m. (Montreal time) and otherwise
on the next Business Day, or (ii) if transmitted by facsimile or similar means
of recorded communication on the Business Day following the date of
transmission. Any Party may change its address for notice from time to time by
notice given in accordance with the foregoing and any subsequent notice shall be
sent to such Party at its changed address. In addition to notification in
accordance with the foregoing, any notice to be given to a Party under this
Agreement shall, where possible, also be given by e-mail.

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                  Where in this agreement any notice is to be given or any
election is to be made by the Vendors, such notice or election shall be deemed
to have been given or made by the Vendors if it is given or made by either one
of CVTL or CPIII.

          11.7     TIME OF THE ESSENCE.

          Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

          11.8     BROKERS.

                  The Vendors shall indemnify and save harmless the Purchaser
and the Corporation from and against any and all claims, losses and costs
whatsoever for any commission or other remuneration payable or alleged to be
payable to any broker, agent or other intermediary who purports to act or have
acted for the Vendors. The Purchaser shall indemnify and save harmless the
Vendors from and against any and all claims, losses and costs whatsoever for any
commission or other remuneration payable or alleged to be payable to any broker,
agent or other intermediary who purports to act or have acted for the Purchaser
or QMI.

          11.9     CONFIDENTIALITY.

                  The Vendors acknowledge and agree that certain of the
non-public information which may be furnished to them under this Agreement may
be confidential and agrees that it shall hold all non-public information
relating to QMI provided under this Agreement in strict confidence, except as
agreed in writing by the Parties or as required or prosecute or defend any claim
hereunder. The Parties agree that all financing, corporate or other data and
information provided by the Purchaser relating to QMI which is not in the public
domain, shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Purchaser,
unless otherwise indicated.

          11.10    ANNOUNCEMENTS.

                  Any press release or public statement or announcement (a
"PUBLIC STATEMENT") with respect to the transaction contemplated in this
Agreement shall be made only with the prior written consent and joint approval
of the Vendors and the Purchaser unless such Public Statement is required by Law
or by any stock exchange, in which case the Party required to make the Public
Statement shall use its best efforts to obtain the approval of the other Party
as to the form, nature and extent of the disclosure.

          11.11    THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.

                  Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2,
the Vendors and the Purchaser intend that this Agreement shall not benefit or
create any right or cause of action in, or on behalf of, any Person other than
the Parties to this Agreement and no Person, other than the Parties to this
Agreement shall be entitled to rely on the provisions of this Agreement in any
action, suit, proceeding, hearing or other forum.

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          11.12    EXPENSES.

                  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all
costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel,
investment advisers and accountants) incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated therein shall be paid by the Party incurring
such expenses.

          11.13    AMENDMENTS.

                  This Agreement may only be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified by written agreement signed by the Vendors, the Purchaser and QMI.

          11.14    WAIVER.

          (1) No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provision (whether or not similar);
nor shall such waiver be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be
bound by the waiver.

          (2) No failure on the part of the Vendors, the Purchaser or QMI to
exercise, and no delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall
operate as a waiver of such right; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right preclude any other or further exercise of such right or the
exercise of any other right.

          11.15    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
Parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties. There are no
representations, warranties, covenants, conditions or other agreements, express
or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, between the Parties in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement or the Corporation except
as specifically set forth herein and therein and neither the Vendors nor the
Purchaser nor QMI has relied or is relying on any other information, discussion
or understanding in entering into and completing the transactions contemplated
in this Agreement.

          11.16    SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

          (1) This Agreement shall become effective when executed by the
Vendors, the Purchaser and QMI and after that time shall be binding upon and
enure to the benefit of the Vendors, the Purchaser and QMI and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.

          (2) The Vendors may assign or transfer their rights to receive the
Additional Amount under this Agreement to their partners with the consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided however,
that (a) such partners agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement (including under Section 2.4 which shall apply to such partners
MUTATIS MUTANDIS) and (b) notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer, the
Vendors or their controlling affiliates will continue to administer the
performance by the Vendors of this Agreement.

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          (3) Except as provided in this Section 11.16, neither this Agreement
nor any of the rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be assignable or
transferable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other
Parties.

          11.17    SEVERABILITY.

                  If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined by an
arbitrator or any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from this Agreement and the
remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

          11.18    GOVERNING LAW.

                  This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein

          11.19    COUNTERPARTS.

                  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and
the same instrument.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Share
Purchase Agreement.

                                       CARLYLE VTL HOLDINGS, L.P.,
                                       represented by TC GROUP III, LLC, its
                                       general partner

                                       By:  ________________________________
                                              Authorized Signing Officer

                                       CARLYLE PARTNERS III
                                       (VIDEOTRON), L.P., represented
                                       by TC Group III, LLC, its general partner

                                       By:  ________________________________
                                               Authorized Signing Officer

                                       9101-0827 QUEBEC INC.

                                        By:  ________________________________
                                                Authorized Signing Officer

                                        QUEBECOR MEDIA INC.

                                        By:  ________________________________
                                                Authorized Signing Officer

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                                   SCHEDULE A

         This Schedule A (i) illustrates the methodology used by the parties to
set the value of a QMI Share as of September 30, 2003 and (ii) establishes the
methodology to be used for future valuations of a QMI Share for purposes of
determining the Value of the Additional Amount, if QMI Shares are not listed.

         In general, the following principles were followed in establishing the
value of a QMI Share as of September 30, 2003 and for purposes of closing, and
will be used for future calculations:

          1.   If shares of a QMI subsidiary (or other entity in which QMI holds
               an investment) are publicly traded (such entities, "Public
               Companies"), the value of QMI's shares in such subsidiary (or
               other investment) will be determined based on the trading price
               of the publicly-traded shares multiplied by the number of shares
               (or share equivalents) held directly or indirectly if held
               through Private Operations (and if held through partially owned
               Private Operations, on a proportionate basis) by QMI. As of
               September 30, 2003, there were three Public Companies -TVA Group,
               Netgraphe, and Nurun. For purposes of future calculations, the
               trading price will be determined as the volume weighted average
               trading price during the 10-day trading period ending on the
               applicable quarter end. Cash and debt of these entities will not
               be included in the calculation of the value of a QMI Share.

          2.   All operations wholly or partially owned by QMI, other than those
               conducted by Public Companies, ("Private Operations") will be
               valued, in the case of operations in the business segments
               currently operated by QMI (and reasonable extensions thereof),
               based on (i) the multiple of EBITDA assigned to the applicable
               segment (i.e. cable (including SuperClub), newspaper publishing,
               leisure and entertainment and telecom) in this Schedule A, (ii)
               QMI's proportionate interest therein and (iii) EBITDA for the
               12-month period ended on the last day of the most recently
               completed fiscal quarter (the "LTM EBITDA") .

               In the event that QMI establishes or acquires a business
               operating in a different segment than those included on Schedule
               A, the parties will consult in good faith to set a reasonable
               multiple for such business based on public comparables. If the
               parties are unable to agree on a multiple, the matter will be
               settled by arbitration (in accordance with Article 10 of this
               Agreement).

          3.   Debt and cash/cash equivalents (pro forma, without duplication,
               for the payment to the Vendors of any Compensating Amount), all
               in accordance with Canadian GAAP, associated with Private
               Operations will be included in the calculations on a basis
               consistent with the calculations as of September 30, 2003, it
               being understood that: (i) debt and cash of partially owned
               operations will be included only on a proportionate basis, (ii)
               debt will include associated

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               currency hedging gains and obligations and (iii) cash/cash
               equivalents will include temporary investments.

          4.   Any investments held by QMI which do not constitute shares of
               Public Companies, Private Operations or cash/cash equivalents
               ("Other Investments") will be included in the calculation based
               on the fair market value thereof. However, the fair market value
               of the convertible debentures of Netgraphe ("Convertible
               Debentures") held by QMI as of September 30, 2003 will be
               excluded from the firm value. For greater certainty, if QMI
               disposes of the Convertible Debentures, the proceeds from
               disposition will be excluded from the calculation of the firm
               value. If QMI converts the Convertible Debentures in common
               shares of Netgraphe, the shares received from the conversion will
               be excluded from QMI's share interest in Netgraphe.

          5.   For purposes of Schedule A, EBITDA means, for any period, the
               consolidated net income of the corporation or entity before the
               effect of (i) the payment of any dividends in respect of
               preferred stock and (ii) minority interest, determined in
               accordance with Canadian GAAP PLUS (a) without duplication and to
               the extent deducted in calculating such consolidated net
               income, the sum of (i) consolidated financial charges (including,
               without limitation, interest expense), (ii) consolidated income
               taxes, (iii) consolidated depreciation and amortization expenses,
               (iv) reserves for restructuring of operations and special
               charges, (v) write-downs of goodwill, (vi) other non-operating
               expenses or charges and (vii) any extraordinary, unusual or
               non-cash expenses or charges, (it being understood that
               provisions for future cash expenses do not constitute non-cash
               expenses and the reversal of any such prior period provisions in
               future periods shall serve to reduce either the provisions or
               cash expenses in such future periods) MINUS (b) without
               duplication and to the extent added in calculating such
               consolidated net income, the sum of (i) consolidated
               interest income, (ii) other non-operating gains or income and
               (iii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-cash gains or income (it
               being understood that provisions for future cash gains or income
               do not constitute non-cash gains or income and the reversal of
               any such prior period provisions in future periods shall serve to
               reduce either the provisions or cash gains or income in such
               future periods).

          6.   Set forth below is (i) a calculation of the value of a QMI Share
               as of September 30, 2003 based on the foregoing principles and
               (ii) a reconciliation of the EBITDA, debt and cash figures used
               in such calculation as compared to QMI's financial statements
               filed with the SEC. [Aforementioned schedule omitted; to be
               furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
               request.]

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