Counsel for the respondent raised another issue. He said the applicant's request for a stay was premature eventhough the conditional departure order made against him was now effective. Counsel for the respondent said the applicant could voluntarily depart from Canada before May 14, 1999. At this point in time, the respondent was not requiring him to leave. Counsel for the respondent cited Rajan v. Canada, a decision of a Mr. Justice Rothstein, as he then was, IMM-4549-94, October 26, 1994. Mr. Justice Rothstein said this:
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