Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt arrives for a court appearance in Laval, Quebec on Dec. 1, 2016. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
The federal government has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a Canada Revenue Agency tax bill imposed on a Montreal suburb for funds the city recovered from a corrupt ex-mayor.
A spokesperson for Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he will authorize the payment to the Revenue Department on behalf of Laval, Que., north of Montreal.
