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

Quebec premier aware people ‘are angry with him’ as backlash grows against him

Quebec premier aware people ‘are angry with him’ as backlash grows against him

Quebec Premier François Legault says he is “very aware that Quebecers are angry with him” as his once-popular government faces backlash and a slip in the polls. “I can see that Quebecers are unhappy about my decisions so I will try to do better,” he told reporters Wednesday in the provincial legislature. When asked about … Read more