Apparently it doesn't matter if customer service individual lied to me!

Last summer I contacted telus to renew our father in law's internet and home service agreement. I was offered a good plan but I explained, I'm the POA for a 91 year old senior with dementia. He likely will either pass on or be moved to a home during the length of the 2 year  contract. I was assured by the support staff that the fee would be waved due to special circumstances, also said he would write a note on the account, the cancelation fees would be waved. 

Well, it happened, he moved, I added an additional phone line to the new residence and a month later I called to cancel the home services. That's when issues started. The customer service said, no exceptions, nothing on the account. The fee is $285 to cancel. Doesn't matter what I was told before, made me feel like I was lying.  I tried to escalate, he refused to and said, want to cancel or not?. I felt trapped and agreed to pay but now, I want to escalate, maybe go to a news media especially that I see cancelation fees will be illegal starting in June. Let's take advantage of a 91 year old vet with dementia.

How can I get a refund for this fee?