Credibility Considerations
The main issue in Caine v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2022 ONSC 2592 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jnzv7 was the discipline panel’s consideration of the credibility of witnesses.
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The main issue in Caine v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2022 ONSC 2592 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jnzv7 was the discipline panel’s consideration of the credibility of witnesses.
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