What is the standard of correctness of the law in the context of an appeal?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Santarsieri (Michele) Inc. et al. v. Manitoba (Minister of Finance), 2015 MBCA 71 (CanLII):
The parties agree, as do I, that as this appeal involves a question of statutory interpretation, which constitutes a question of law, it is to be reviewed on the standard of correctness. See Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235. Positions of the Parties
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