Court File and Parties
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
BEFORE: LASKIN, ROSENBERG and LAFORME JJ.A.
BETWEEN:
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA on behalf of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Respondent
and
ANTONIO TAVARES
Applicant
COUNSEL: Michèle Khitab for the applicant Tomas C. Lemon for the respondent
Heard and endorsed: January 29, 2008
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1The Minister found that the applicant’s personal circumstances would not render extradition unjust or oppressive under s. 44(1)(a) of the Act or shock the conscience under s. 7 of the Charter. The Minister fully considered the relevant circumstances and applied the correct test. His decision attracts a high degree of deference and we are not persuaded that he made any reversible error. In particular, the fact that the applicant’s elderly parents may have to make other arrangements for their care does not make the extradition unjust or oppressive or shock the conscience.
2Accordingly, the application is dismissed.
