McBean didn’t deliver his decision on the family, who had settled in Toronto, until Oct. 14, 2015, the same day his government appointment expired. A refugee board spokesperson said neither McBean nor the board could comment on the court decision. He questioned why the family did not complain to the refugee board about the delay or make a plea to the Federal Court to order McBean to issue a decision. (The family’s lawyer had argued they were advised a decision would be forthcoming whenever they contacted the refugee board for updates, hence they never filed a formal complaint.) According to the court decision, the family, identified only as I.P.P.

Source: thestar May 06, 2018 21:56 UTC