What is the standard of review for interpretation of statutory provisions?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from McNeeley v. Canada, 2021 FCA 218 (CanLII):
The interpretation of statutory provisions is a question of law for which the standard of review is correctness. The standard of review for any findings of fact or mixed fact and law is palpable and overriding error (Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33).
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