CBC: Keddy says about five years ago Arden management asked workers to sign contracts that stated they are independent contractors and responsible for “applicable taxes.”
…But according to Keddy, since the company didn’t collect his social insurance number or issue tax slips after he signed the contract, he assumed there were no applicable taxes and continued on as before.
“We’re talking tens of millions [in] public money every year, and hundreds of people working under this belief, a contract with the provincial government,” he said…