Jurisprudence Brief:
In Lai v MCI 2005 FCJ 584 the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of a judicial review that had upheld a finding that there were serious grounds to believe that the applicant had committed a serious non political offence in China. The applicant had alleged that the statements relied on by the Canadian government had been obtained under torture. The tribunal had accepted the evidence after weighing the evidence presented by the applicant and the Minister. The Court found no error