CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Immigration Practice

Judicial review of decision by Immigration and Refugee Board member that reasonable grounds to believe organization engaged in terrorism, while in previous case, on very same evidence, another member finding same organization had not engaged in terrorism—Applicant entitled, as matter of fairness, to explanation of basis for different conclusion—Failure to explain such basis undermining integrity of Board decisions, giving them aura of arbitrariness—Decision patently unreasonable, breached principles of fairness—Application allowed.

Siddiqui v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM-2736-06, 2007 FC 6, Phelan J., judgment dated 3/1/07, 6 pp.)