Can a motion brought under Rule 21.01(a) to determine a question of law be introduced with leave of the court?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Red Rock First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 CanLII 19780 (ON SC):

A motion brought under Rule 21.01(1)(a) to determine a question of law allows the introduction of evidence with leave of the court in exceptional circumstances and for purposes other than the determination of a factual component. (Boutin v. The Co-Operators Life Insurance Company (supra).

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