Fundraising Scandal: Quebec Governing Party to Stop Collecting Political Donations

Published on February 1, 2024

Quebec Premier François Legault says his Coalition Avenir Québec party will no longer accept donations, amid mounting allegations that mayors were pushed to pay for access to cabinet ministers. Instead, Mr. Legault said on Feb. 1 his party will rely exclusively on government funding, and he called on other parties to do the same, warning he may change Quebec’s party financing rules if the opposition doesn’t follow his lead. The announcement comes after members of the CAQ were accused of selling access to ministers by encouraging mayors around the province to pay $100—the maximum individual donations permitted in Quebec—to attend party fundraising events. The Canadian Press reported earlier this week that almost half of Quebec’s mayors have contributed almost $100,000 to the CAQ’s coffers since the 2021 municipal election....

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