“In short, I am not convinced that the process followed by the decision maker violated the requirements of procedural fairness, either at common law or under Section 7 of the Charter,” Norris wrote in his decision. “On the other hand, I have concluded that the commissioner’s decision that the applicant should not be allowed to remain in Canada on the basis of the nature and severity of the acts committed is not reasonable because the commissioner’s key finding – that the applicant was involved in acts of terrorism committed by Chechen extremists – is not adequately supported by the commissioner’s analysis, including the commissioner’s No. discretion of the security certificate.”
