What is the standard of review applicable to findings of fact?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Smith v. Central Okanagan (Regional District), 2013 BCSC 228 (CanLII):
The standard of review applicable to findings of fact is that set out in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33. At paragraph 10 of that decision, Iacobucci and Major JJ. held that:
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