The Supreme Court is of the opinion that the minister should have asked for assurances that the death penalty would not be imposed, first because the extradition order deprives Burns and Rafay of their rights to liberty and security in a manner that is not in compliance with the principles of fundamental justice, but more importantly because section 7 of the Charter deals not only with extradition but also with the potential consequences of that measure, in this case the death penalty.
MM. Burns et Rafay de leurs droits à la liberté et à la sécurité de façon non conforme aux principes de justice fondamentale, et aussi, surtout, parce que l'article 7 de la Charte porte non seulement sur l'acte d'extradition, mais également sur les conséquences potentielles de cet acte, soit la peine de mort en l'espèce.