What is the test for admissible evidence to explain the terms of a written agreement?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Lemay v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 FCA 433 (CanLII):
In this case, the payment made meets the requirements and conditions stated by Marceau J.A. The applicant's counsel concentrated at length on Attorney General of Canada v. Bielich, 2005 FCA 363, to argue that evidence was admissible to explain the terms of a written agreement. We are not persuaded that this is what was decided in that decision. In any event, we are satisfied that it does not apply in this case, where the terms of the agreement are clear and self-explanatory.
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