Quebec's elections agency is investigating two $100 donations to the Coalition Avenir Quebec from a couple who say they were told to give money to the party to meet the transport minister. A voter casts their ballot in the Quebec provincial election, in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Quebec's elections agency is investigating two $100 donations to the Coalition Avenir Quebec from a couple who say they were told to give money to the party to meet the transport minister. A voter casts their ballot in the Quebec provincial election, in Montreal, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
ryrQuebec's elections agency is investigating donations totalling $200 made to the governing Coalition Avenir Québec by a couple who say they were told they could meet the transport minister if they donated.
Élections Québec spokesperson Julie St-Arnaud-Drolet says information made public suggests the two donations of $100 each were made in exchange for something, which is against the law.
Antoine Bittar and Élizabeth Rivera told a legislature committee two weeks ago that a staff member of the CAQ said they should attend a fundraising cocktail if they wanted to meet Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault.
The couple, whose daughter died in a car crash involving a drunk driver, were trying to convince the minister to lower the province's legal blood-alcohol content level to .05 per cent from .08 per cent.
Quebec's election law limits annual contributions to $100 per person, except in years when elections are held and an additional $100 is permitted.
¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû revealed last month that the CAQ had sent invitations to mayors across the province to pay to attend fundraising cocktails as an opportunity to advance local issues.
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published Feb. 19, 2024.
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