Does the word "parent" in a statute need to be given its ordinary meaning?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Kandola v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 336 (CanLII):
Prima facie, the word “parent” when used in a statute should be given its ordinary meaning unless in the context of the statute a restricted meaning should be given. See: Gingell v. R., 1975 CanLII 153 (SCC), [1976] 2 S.C.R. 86.
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