The Tribunal notes the statements of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dumont v. Canada (Attorney General) (1990), 67 D.L.R. (4th) 159 at 160, which confirm the principle that statutes should not be interpreted in the abstract:
Le Tribunal fait remarquer les déclarations de la Cour suprême du Canada dans l'affaire Dumont c. Canada (Procureur général) [1990] 1 R.C.S. à la p.