What is the impact of a witness’s employment background on the evidence at trial?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Giang v. DBG Canada Limited, 2021 HRTO 97 (CanLII):
A witness’ testimony is not considered in isolation, but rather in the context of the evidence as a whole. See FH v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 at para. 58. Evidence Employment Background
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