What is the test for interpreting the provisions in the Civil Code of Canada?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. Vancouver (City), 2002 BCSC 1507 (CanLII):
The comments of Hall J. in Yuen v. Oak Bay (District) (1992), 8 M.P.L.R. (2d) 263 (B.C.S.C.) are also helpful in interpreting the provisions in issue.
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