What is the burden of proof on the City?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Prince George (City of ) v. Sedlock, 2001 BCPC 419 (CanLII):
Now, in these applications, the burden of proof is on the City. In a case called Regina v. Demster in the British Columbia Court of Appeal, it says that a civil balance of probabilities test is the appropriate test. As I will mention later, even if it was a criminal beyond a reasonable doubt test as applied to this proceeding, it would be made out.
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