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Motion to admit seven documents crucial to proving defendants’ alleged activities as concentration camp guards during Second World War in revocation of citizenship proceeding—Documents photocopies of originals held in Russia, apparently recording transfer of guardsmen working in concentration camps—Documents constituting admissible evidence under statutory exception in Canada Evidence Act, s. 30 (business records) or under principled approach to contemporary hearsay rule—Motion allowed—Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C‑5, s. 30 (as am. by S.C. 1994, c. 44, s. 91).

Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Skomatchuk (T‑440‑04, 2006 FC 730, Snider J., order dated 8/6/06, 18 pp.)

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