Does the reasonableness standard need to change?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees v. Newfoundland and Labrador, 2007 NLCA 48 (CanLII):
This signals that the reasonableness standard requires a reviewing court to stay close to the reasons given by the tribunal and “look to see” whether any of those reasons adequately support the decision. Curial deference involves respectful attention, though not submission, to those reasons… . Law Society of New Brunswick v. Ryan, 2003 SCC 20, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 247.
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