What is a patently unreasonable decision?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith v British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal), 2021 BCSC 331 (CanLII):
A patently unreasonable decision is one that is “clearly irrational” or “evidently not in accordance with reason” or “so flawed that no amount of curial deference can justify letting it stand”: Francescutti v. Vancouver (City), 2017 BCCA 242 at para. 45, citing Law Society of New Brunswick v. Ryan, 2003 SCC 20 at para. 52.
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