What is the test for certification of a common issue?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from T.L. v. Alberta (Director of Child Welfare), 2006 ABQB 104 (CanLII):

It is also clear that the certification of a common issue is no guarantee that the trial judge will be able to answer it. If it is too general it may have to be amended, or it may not be capable of an answer: Cloud v. Canada, supra, at para. 72.

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