Canada Immigration Case law Canada, Nyembua, IMMIGRATION — Judicial review — General

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IMMIGRATION — Judicial review — General — Applicant was citizen of Democratic Republic of the Congo — Applicant’s son denounced corruption in Army — Son was detained and after applicant obtained his release went to Canada — Applicant was questioned on several occasions by security forces — Applicant sought refugee status which was refused by Refugee Protection Division (RPD) — Applicant applied for judicial review — Application dismissed — Applicant provided no indication or evidence that denunciations of his son stemmed from applicant’s political opinion — Son had deserted from Congolese Army — Asylum application cannot be based solely on membership in a family, but must be supported by underlying reason for persecution recognized by Convention — RPD’s decision was reasonable.