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Toronto, Ontario, March 10, 2010
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Hughes
BETWEEN:
TAHIRA SHERICA VERONICA BAPTISTE
Applicant
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THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT AND JUDGMENT
[1] The Applicant is an adult woman from Grenada. She alleges that she is the victim of domestic violence and that state protection in Grenada is inadequate. The Board Member of the Refugee Protection Division agreed that the evidence as to adequacy of state protection in Grenada was mixed but, in considering the evidence and determining that the Applicant bore the burden of demonstrating the adequacy of state protection, the Applicant’s claim for refugee protection was rejected.
[2] Counsel for the parties before me both argue that the applicable standard to be applied on this judicial review is that of reasonableness. Having reviewed the record and heard Counsel I am persuaded that the Board Member had regard to the appropriate evidence, weighed that evidence and made a decision that was within the appropriate bounds of reasonableness.
[3] I will dismiss the application. The matter is fact-specific and raises no question of law or other importance sufficient to warrant certification.
JUDGMENT
FOR THE REASONS GIVEN:
THIS COURT ORDERS AND ADJUDGES that:
1. The application is dismissed;
2. There is no question for cerification;
3. No Order as to costs.
Judge
FEDERAL COURT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: IMM-2757-09
STYLE OF CAUSE: TAHIRA SHERICA VERONICA BAPTISTE v.
THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
PLACE OF HEARING: Toronto, Ontario
DATE OF HEARING: March 10, 2010
APPEARANCES:
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Preevanda K. Sapru
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FOR THE APPLICANT
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Kevin Doyle
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SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
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Preevander K. Sapru Toronto, Ontario
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FOR THE APPLICANT
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John H. Sims, Q.C. Deputy Attorney General of Canada Toronto, Ontario
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