Is proportionality proportionality a factor in determining whether a matter should proceed to a trial?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kalmiakov v. Shylova, 2016 BCSC 2095 (CanLII):

In Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Madam Justice Karakatsanis, writing for the court, commented on proportionality as it related to determining whether a matter should proceed to a conventional trial. She said:

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