What is the standard of review of a decision of a citizenship judge?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Kwan, 2000 CanLII 14800 (FC):
In Minister of Citizenship v. Lau, T-1207-98 (December 15, 1999) (F.C.T.D.), I concluded that the standard of review of a decision of a citizenship judge should be close to the correctness end of the spectrum, with some "slight deference" to the decision.
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