What is the test for credibility of evidence before a panel?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Sherpa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2009 FC 267 (CanLII):
The Respondent says that in order for a panel to be satisfied that evidence is credible or trustworthy, it must be satisfied that it is probably so, not just possibly so: Orelien v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1992] 1 F.C. 592 (F.C.A.). Error in interpretation
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