Is ignorance of the law sufficient to establish public interest?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from A obo B v. Surrey School District No. 36, 2011 BCHRT 126 (CanLII):

I agree with the District that ignorance of the law is not in itself sufficient to establish public interest: Rashead v. Vereschagin (No. 2), 2006 BCHRT 74, para. 12.

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