17 Section F uses the words "serious reasons for considering" to qualify the burden of proof to be met by the Minister. In Ramirez v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), 1992 CanLII 8540 (FCA), [1992] 2 F.C. 306, at page 311, MacGuigan J. A. stated "[t]he words "serious reasons for considering" [...] must be taken [...] to establish a lower standard of proof than the balance of probabilities."
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