What is a matter of public interest under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ruffolo v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2008 CanLII 5962 (ON SC):
A matter of public interest can extend to but is not confined to matters that advance the goals of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992; namely, access to justice, judicial economy and behaviour modification: Vennell v. Barnado's, supra, (S.C.J.) at paras. 32-36.
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