By Pratibha Sharma
On February 11, 2010, the Federal Court released its decision in Asong Alem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 148 (“Asong”). Madam Justice Tremblay-Lamer confirmed that visa officers must provide Temporary Resident Visa applicants with a sufficient explanation for refusing their application. Moreover, the explanation must include elements that weighed against the application; not merely a litany of factors.