What is the test for liberal construction in discovery rules?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Peardon v. Long and WTH Funding, 2008 PESCAD 13 (CanLII):
It is settled law that a liberal construction should be applied to the interpretation of the discovery rules so as to meet the objectives of the discovery rules. See: Kurylyk v. Gallinger, [1995] P.E.I.J. No. 58 PESCAD at paras. 13-26 - “How The Rules Are To Be Interpreted” per Carruthers C.J.
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