What is the test for rejecting a claimant's evidence on the grounds that it is not plausible?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Qiu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2001 FCT 662 (CanLII):
To reject a claimant's evidence on the ground that it is not plausible, without an explanation, is an error in law. Arumugam v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), (January 20, 1994) Docket IMM-1406-93 (F.C.T.D.) is offered in support of this submission.
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