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The Principled Exception And The Forgotten Criterion, Steve Coughlan
The Principled Exception And The Forgotten Criterion, Steve Coughlan
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The principled exception to the hearsay rule is routinely described as being settled by the "twin criteria" of necessity and reliability. In fact a third criterion is also — or at least ought to be — at play: that admitting the evidence through hearsay would not undermine any other rule of evidence. The Court has made reference to this third criterion in the past, but it has largely been ignored in both Supreme Court and lower court decisions. The recent judgement in Couture depends in a limited way on that question, and so it marks an opportunity to articulate the …
Re Corporation Of The City Of Toronto And Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Local 79, Innis Christie, M Tate, Bm W. Paulin
Re Corporation Of The City Of Toronto And Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Local 79, Innis Christie, M Tate, Bm W. Paulin
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Preliminary motion relating to admissibility of evidence.
On October 13, and 14, 1977, Brian Risdon filed grievances under the collective agreement between the parties. In the first he alleged that he had been discriminatorily demoted and sought reinstatement to his former position without loss of salary, seniority or benefits. In the second he alleged that he had been dismissed without reasonable cause and disciplined twice for the same alleged conduct and sought reinstatement without loss of benefits, wages or seniority and to have the alleged incident stricken from his record. Both grievances were finally denied by letters of January 30, …