What is the test for a finding of bias at the Superior Court of Justice?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Reyes Rivas v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 FC 317 (CanLII):
Further, I would add that tribunals benefit from a strong presumption of impartiality, and the party who argues it has the burden of establishing that the circumstances support a finding of a reasonable apprehension of bias (Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, [2003] S.C.R. 259, 2003 SCC 45).
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