Is a Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness required to follow a prior decision of the Court of Appeal?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2011 FC 956 (CanLII):

In Baron v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2008 FC 341, 324 FTR 133, Madam Justice Dawson set out circumstances which would justify a refusal to follow a prior decision of the same court:

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