Does an affidavit need to include opinion or argument?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association v. Murray, 2006 SKQB 316 (CanLII):
In Dloughy v. Dloughy (1995), 1995 CanLII 5715 (SK QB), 130 Sask. R. 285 (Q.B.), Dawson J., after citing Rule 319, also reiterated that an affidavit is not to include opinion or argument, stating at paras. 9 and 10 as follows:
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