Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to transport 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 of $200 Friday. “The party will reimburse them directly,” Legault said, adding the couple is free to donate the money to an organization of their choice. The move comes as the CAQ found itself in hot water since Bittar and Rivera spoke about their experience during a hearing into a new road safety bill Thursday at the legislature. The couple lost their 26-year-old daughter Jessica in a car crash in 2017. Since her death, they have advocated for tougher laws against impaired driving. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10285014/quebec-grieving-parents-fundraiser/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #quebec