How many reasons must a judge have to give before making a decision?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Adu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2005 FC 565 (CanLII):
However, a question as to the sufficiency of reasons raises an issue of procedural fairness. Issues of procedural fairness are decided against a standard of correctness: Fetherston v. Attorney General, 2005 FCA 111. Requirement to Give Reasons
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