Date: 19980304
Docket: IMM-1381-97
MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 4th DAY OF MARCH 1998
PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NADON
BETWEEN: CASILLAS FRANCO, ELIZABETH, BARRON CASILLAS,
MARIA FERNANDA, BARRON CASILLAS, PAULINA
Applicants
AND:
MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
Application under section 82.1 of the Immigration Act for judicial review of a decision dated March 17, 1997 in file numbers M95-10857, M95-10858 and M95-10860 by Corinne Côté-Lévesque and Normand Longchamps, members of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
O R D E R
The application for judicial review is dismissed.
Marc Nadon
Judge
Certified true translation
Peter Douglas
Date: 19980304
Docket: IMM-1381-97
Between: CASILLAS FRANCO, ELIZABETH, BARRON CASILLAS,
MARIA FERNANDA, BARRON CASILLAS, PAULINA
Applicants
AND:
MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
REASONS FOR ORDER
NADON J.
[1] The applicants challenge a decision of the Refugee Division dated March 17, 1997, which dismissed their refugee claims.
[2] The principal applicant, the mother of the other two applicants, alleges that she was persecuted for her political opinions in May, June and July 1995. Specifically, the principal applicant claims that she was persecuted because of her activities during the campaign for the election of August 1994.
[3] The Refugee Division found that the principal applicant"s story was not credible. The Refugee Division explained its finding as follows on pages 1 and 2 of its decision:
| [TRANSLATION] From 1988 to 1995, including the 1994 election campaign period, which was the only time she was involved in actual political activities, the claimant was able to go about her activities without problems. When we asked her why the judicial police would have started taking an interest in her only a year after the elections when her activities were more insignificant, she was unable to answer. |
[4] I agree, in light of the evidence, that the principal applicant was unable to provide a reasonable answer or explanation. Under the circumstances, I cannot find that the Refugee Division"s conclusion with respect to the principal applicant"s credibility was unreasonable.
[5] Accordingly, the application for judicial review will be dismissed.
Marc Nadon
Judge
MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC
March 4, 1998
Certified true translation
Peter Douglas
FEDERAL COURT " TRIAL DIVISION
Date: 19980304
Docket: IMM-1381-97
| Between:CASILLAS FRANCO, ELIZABETH, BARRON CASILLAS, MARIA FERNANDA, BARRON CASILLAS, PAULINA |
Applicants
AND:
| MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP |
AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
REASONS FOR ORDER
FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
COURT FILE NO.: IMM-1381-97
| STYLE OF CAUSE: CASILLAS FRANCO, ELIZABETH, |
BARRON CASILLAS, MARIA FERNANDA,
BARRON CASILLAS, PAULINA
Applicants
AND:
MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP
AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
PLACE OF HEARING: Montréal, Quebec
DATE OF HEARING: March 4, 1998
REASONS FOR ORDER BY THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NADON
DATE OF REASONS FOR ORDER March 4, 1998
APPEARANCES:
Oscar Fernando Rodas for the applicants
Sébastien Dasylva for the respondent
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Oscar Fernando Rodas for the applicants
Montréal, Quebec
George Thomson for the respondent
Deputy Attorney General of Canada