What is the test for setting out the exact words in a statement of claim?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Leahy v. Canada, 2008 FC 620 (CanLII):
As a general rule, the precise words complained of should be set out in a statement of claim. Ideally they should be set out verbatim, or, at a minimum, with sufficient particularity as to allow the defendant to respond: Jensen v. Alberta, [2002] A.J. No. 1078.
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