What is the test for standing to be elected as a candidate for mayor or alderman of the city of Montreal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Boss v. Broadmead Farms Ltd., 1979 CanLII 762 (BC CA):
In Angrignon v. Bonnier, 1934 CanLII 44 (SCC), [1935] S.C.R. 38, [1935] 1 D.L.R. 417, the court was called upon to consider the provisions of s. 25(g) of the charter of the city of Montreal, which provided: “No person may be nominated for the office of mayor or alderman or be elected to nor fill such office: (g) If he is directly or indirectly a part to any contract, or directly or indirectly interested in a contract with the city, whatever may be the object of such contract.”
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