Is the interpretation of a municipal by-law a matter of law?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Forsyth v. Li, 2009 CanLII 2911 (ON SC):
The City submits that the interpretation of a municipal by-law is a question of law as held in the case of McLear v. Mason (1988), 1988 CanLII 4567 (ON SC), 39 M.P.L.R. 111 (Ont. H.C.J.) at paragraph 7. I agree.
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