What is the standard of review for a trial judge's findings of fact and the inferences drawn by her?

Manitoba, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Guimond (P.W.), 2010 MBCA 77 (CanLII):

32 The standard of review for the trial judge’s findings of fact and the inferences drawn by her is the standard of palpable and overriding error. See Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235.

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