What is the test for class membership identification?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Toronto Community Housing Corporation v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2011 ONSC 4914 (CanLII):
Class membership identification is not commensurate with the elements of the causes of action advanced on behalf of the class. There simply must be a rational connection between the class member and the common issues: Sauer v. Canada (Attorney General), [2008] O.J. No. 3419 (S.C.J.) at para. 32
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