What is the impact of the absence of key witnesses or relevant documents such as Old Supervac's amended financial statements?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Groupe Honco Inc. v. Canada, 2013 FCA 128 (CanLII):

It was certainly open to the Judge to draw a negative inference from the absence of key witnesses or relevant documents such as Old Supervac’s amended financial statements (Judge’s Reasons at para. 23; Diaz v. Canada, 2013 FCA 11 at para. 3).

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