This is a motion to stay an order that the mother forthwith return the two children of the marriage to Egypt pending her appeal and a cross-motion by the father for security for costs. In such cases, the best interests of the child must prevail and must be the paramount consideration: Thomson v. Thomson (1994) 1994 CanLII 26 (SCC), 3 S.C.R. 551 at para. 40. It follows that the criteria on a stay application must be assessed from the point of view of the best interests of the child.
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