Well now, what is going on? Here's the response I received from Scotia iTrade:
Thanks for choosing Scotia iTrade. We are not aware of prohibition on trade prices on TSXV but here's the exchanges listing rules:
http://www.tmx.com/en/listings/venture_issuer_resources/finance_manual.html
Does anyone want to plow their way through this manual, or is there a quicker answer to the statement by Q-Gold about TSX V prohibiting shares below $0.05?