Does the court need to be hesitant to restrict cross-examination on certification affidavits?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Cole v. Prairie Centre Credit Union Ltd., 2007 SKQB 171 (CanLII):

In Hoffman v. Monsanto [#2], supra, Smith J. also agreed that the court should be hesitant to restrict cross-examination on certification affidavits, wherein she stated:

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