The correctness standard of appellate review applies to rulings on the Christie discretion (exclusion of evidence where probative value is outweighed by prejudicial effect), because the three evaluative assessments involved can yield only one correct answer. A prohibition under Aboriginal traditional law against a woman translating culturally sensitive material does not, of itself, render the translation inadmissible or require its exclusion in the exercise of judicial discretion.
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