What is the standard of review of an order by a prothonotary?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Pfizer Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 1999 CanLII 8371 (FC):

Upon review of the relevant jurisprudence I am unable to share Pfizer"s view of the matter. The seminal case on the question of standard of review of a prothonotary"s order is Canada v. Aqua-Gem Investments Ltd., 1993 CanLII 2939 (FCA), [1993] 2 F.C. 425, wherein MacGuigan J.A. set forth the following test at page 463:

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