Is a witness’s evidence considered in the context of the totality of the evidence?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kaur v. 1865898 Ontario Inc., 2020 HRTO 550 (CanLII):
A witness’s evidence is to be considered not in isolation but rather in the context of the totality of the evidence. See Garofalo v. Cavalier Hair Stylists Shop Inc., 2013 HRTO 170 at paras. 156-157.
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