What is the proper time for determining the existence of a right to return to a country?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Hakizimana v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FCT 223 (CanLII):
In Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Choovak, 2002 FCT 573, Rouleau J. noted that the proper time for determining the existence of the right to return to a country is not the date of the hearing, but the date of the application for admission to Canada:
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