I find the logic outlined by Sharpe J. (as he then was) to be compelling. The statute gives the arbitrator explicit authority to determine his or her own jurisdiction, “even where the validity or existence of the agreement containing the arbitration clause is contested” (per Sharpe J. in Ontario v. Abilities, supra, at para. 39).
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