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IMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER Third Series/Troisi`Eme S´Erie Recueil De Jurisprudence En Droit De L’Immigration IMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER Third Series/Troisi`eme s´erie Recueil de jurisprudence en droit de l’immigration VOLUME 95 (Cited 95 Imm. L.R. (3d)) EDITORS-IN-CHIEF/REDACTEURS´ EN CHEF Cecil L. Rotenberg, Q.C. Mario D. Bellissimo, LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor Ormston, Bellissimo, Rotenberg Don Mills, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Certified Specialist Certified Specialist ASSOCIATE EDITOR/REDACTEUR´ ADJOINT Randolph Hahn, D.PHIL.(OXON), LL.B. Guberman, Garson Toronto, Ontario Certified Specialist CARSWELL EDITORIAL STAFF/REDACTION´ DE CARSWELL Jeffrey D. Mitchell, B.A., M.A. Director, Information Management and Manufacturing Directeur, service d’´edition et de production Graham B. Peddie, LL.B. Product Development Manager Sharon Yale, LL.B., M.A. Julia Fischer, B.A.(HON.), LL.B. Supervisor, Legal Writing Acting Supervisor, Legal Writing Peter Bondy, B.A.(HON.), LL.B. 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ISSN 0835-3808 ISBN 978-0-7798-0885-4 Printed in Canada by Thomson Reuters CARSWELL, A DIVISION OF THOMSON REUTERS CANADA LIMITED One Corporate Plaza Customer Relations 2075 Kennedy Road Toronto 1-416-609-3800 Toronto, Ontario Elsewhere in Canada/U.S. 1-800-387-5164 M1T 3V4 Fax 1-416-298-5082 www.carswell.com E-mail www.carswell.com/email IMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER Third Series/Troisi`eme s´erie Recueil de jurisprudence en droit de l’immigration [Indexed as: Harkat, Re] In the Matter of a certificate signed Pursuant to subsection 77(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c.27, as amended (the “Act”) In the Matter of the referral of that Certificate to the Federal Court of Canada Pursuant to subsection 77(1) of the Act In the Matter of Mohammed Harkat Federal Court Simon No¨el J. Heard: September 10-12, 15-19, 2008; November 3-6, 2008; Novem- ber 23-26, 2009; December 1-2, 2009; January 18-22, 25-29, 2010; February 1-5, 8-12, 2010; March 8-11, 30-31, 2010; May 26-27, 30- 31, 2010; June 1-2, 2010 Judgment: December 9, 2010* Docket: DES-5-08, 2010 CF 1243, 2010 FC 1243 Andre Seguin, David Tyndale, Bernard Assan, Amina Riaz, Gordon Lee, for Ministers Matthew Webber, Norman Boxall, Leonard Russomanno, for Mohamed Harkat Paul Cavalluzzo, Paul Copeland, Special Advocates Immigration and citizenship –––– Exclusion and removal — Inadmissible classes — Security — Terrorists –––– Applicant was citizen of Algeria who was deemed inadmis- sible to Canada on security grounds — Applicant was detained and later released under conditions; proceedings were started against applicant — Part of evidence before court consisted of summaries of conversations based on notes and transcripts which had been destroyed by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) per policy — Accused brought motion to have conversation summaries excluded from evidence and, in alterna- tive, for stay of proceedings — Motion dismissed — Substantial disclosure was given with regard to summaries, and source documents were destroyed subsequent to effort to preserve content — Was in best interests of justice that case was decided on all evidence adduced — Destruction of originals by CSIS did not cause prejudice constituting breach *A corrigendum issued by the Court on February 25, 2011 has been incorporated herein. 2 IMMIGRATION LAW REPORTER 95 Imm. L.R. (3d) of Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Stay of proceedings was not appropriate remedy, as cumulative effect of different factors did not result in abuse of process — Submissions made by applicant dwelled on past and alleged breaches, most of which had been remedied. Evidence –––– Admissibility — Discretion to exclude — Prejudice
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