Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to minister

Quebec party to refund 0 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to minister

The Coalition Avenir Québec will refund the grieving parents of a woman killed in a car crash after the couple said they felt pressured to pay for access to the province’s transport minister. Brigitte Legault, the CAQ’s director general, said in a statement to Global News that Antoine Bittar and Élizabeth Rivera accepted the reimbursement … Read more

Grieving parents of car crash victim said they were told to pay $200 to meet Quebec minister

Grieving parents of car crash victim said they were told to pay 0 to meet Quebec minister

The Coalition Avenir Québec is again being forced to defend its fundraising methods, after the parents of a woman killed in a 2017 car crash said the party offered access to the provincial transport minister for $100 per person. During a legislature hearing on Thursday, Antoine Bittar said he had been advocating for tougher drinking … Read more