What is the relevance of an answer to a question?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Metrolinx v. 1450638 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONSC 8045 (CanLII):

In assessing relevance, a key factor I must consider is whether an answer to the question asked could be relied on by the application judge to determine an issue on the application: Sanctuary v. Toronto (City), 2020 ONSC 4708 at para. 19.

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