A defence of unconscionable conduct in mortgage and guarantee proceedings requires supporting affidavit evidence; bare pleading allegations unsupported by evidence will not resist summary judgment. A party who fails to appear at a summary judgment hearing and files no supporting material cannot raise new issues on appeal. Where a mortgage refinances existing facilities over the same property, the court may infer the mortgagor understood the nature of a mortgage.
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