What is the test for determining whether a piece of evidence is relevant, probative or capable of supporting a particular inference?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from WCAT-2012-02294 (Re), 2012 CanLII 54381 (BC WCAT):

Also of relevance are comments in Srochenski v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2009 BCSC 1488, to the effect that, while a court cannot engage in a weighing of the evidence before a tribunal or a determination of the sufficiency of the evidence, a court is not precluded from assessing whether a particular piece of evidence is relevant, probative, or capable of supporting a particular inference.

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