What is the standard of review for a Master's finding that the amendments constitute a new cause of action?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from National Industries Inc. v. Kirkwood, 2018 ONSC 1490 (CanLII):
All parties agree that the Master’s finding that the amendments constitute a new cause of action amount to a question of law with respect to which the standard of review is correctness: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 at para. 8.
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