Is a decision by a tribunal unreasonable if there is no line of analysis that could reasonably lead from the evidence before it to the conclusion?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Haché v. Lunenburg Co. District School Board, 2004 NSCA 46 (CanLII):
A decision is unreasonable if there is no line of analysis within the tribunal’s reasons that could reasonably lead from the evidence before it to the conclusion. This does mean that every element of the reasoning must independently pass a test for reasonableness. The question is whether the reasons, taken as a whole, are tenable as support for the decision: see Law Society of New Brunswick v. Ryan, supra at paras. 55 - 56
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