Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. St-Cyr, for your questions.
The position that we have taken was not contradictory. The IRB acted in a way that was in keeping with the Official Languages Act and with the regulations under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. I am pleased to inform you that the Federal Court was in favour of the position that we presented to the court on March 11, just last week. Mr. Bolanos Blanco's judicial review was rejected in a decision rendered by Justice Luc Martineau of the Federal Court.
None of the matters raised by Mr. Bolanos Blanco's lawyer for judicial review, including the question of the language of the proceeding, were upheld. In other words, Federal Court was favourable to the government position that the IRB had acted in a way that complied with the Official Languages Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. I can tell you that Mr. Bolanos Blanco has left the country. He is no longer in Canada.