What is the test for statutory inter pretation?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Winnipeg City Assessor et al. v.. University of Winnipeg et al., 1996 CanLII 18272 (MB QB):
Surely the doctrine of statutory inter pretation, that is, where two interpretations of a statute which affect the interests of a taxpayer are available, one of which is more favourable to him, the court should adopt the more favourable one (see Winnipeg v. Morguard, supra).
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