COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
RE:
THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Extradition Partner/Respondent) – and – WAI LEUNG CHAN (Person Sought/Applicant/Appellant)
BEFORE:
MCMURTRY C.J.O., DOHERTY and MACPHERSON JJ.A.
COUNSEL:
Nick Devlin
for the respondent
Vincenzo Rondinelli
for the appellant
HEARD & ENDORSED:
November 8, 2006
On judicial review pursuant to s. 57 of the Extradition Act of the order of surrender by the Minister of Justice of Canada dated March 3, 2006.
A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T
1The appellant challenged the surrender order of the Minister on the basis that he did not give sufficient weight to the appellant’s rehabilitation and to the effect of his extradition on his 15‑year old daughter, for whom he is the sole parent in Canada.
2We disagree. The Minister considered these factors in the context of other relevant factors and determined that the extradition was still warranted. We can see no error of law in his analysis; nor is his conclusion an unreasonable one given the important goals of an international extradition regime.