Does the rule of strict construction continue to exist?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Romad Developments Ltd. v. Nova Scotia (Assessment), 2008 NSSC 260 (CanLII):
Gonthier, J., at ¶ 28 in Quebec v. Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, recognized that the rule of strict construction continues to exist, but “relates only to the clarity of the wording of the tax legislation”.
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