How does being out shopping for clothes on a Saturday night sound?

The Quebec government has approved a pilot project to allow retail stores in three cities to stay open until 8 p.m. on weekends, and it wants to see how the change will affect consumers as well as employees.

The news release announcing the pilot project said it would begin at some point this summer, though a specific date wasn't provided. 

Three cities were chosen for the experiment: Laval, which is just north of Montreal, Gatineau…