Wed, Feb 23, 2000
Politicians losing offices for not paying taxes
Earlier this month provincial officials said only two dozen councillors and mayors were fired because of a new law that prohibits municipal politicians from holding office if they owed taxes as of Jan. 1, 2000.
But that number swelled as the provincial government continued to collect late-payment notices from nunicipal managers. In some cases, the amount of tax owing is less then $50. One town has lost half of its six-member council.