What is public policy in Canada and what is the test for it?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Glenn v Nordell, 2001 ABQB 1135 (CanLII):
In Hlibczuk v. Minuk [1933] 2 W.W.R. 20, the Manitoba court defined public policy as: The principles under which the freedom of contract or private dealings is restricted by law for the good of the community.
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