Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance

Canada Elections Act (published 2000-05-31, lastamended 2012-04-01), http://laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/E-2.01.pdf

532. (1) An appeal from a decision made undersubsection 531(2) lies to the Supreme Court of Canada on any question of law orfact, and must be filed within eight days after the decision was given.

(2) The Supreme Court shall hear the appeal withoutdelay and in a summary manner.

(3) The registrar of the Supreme Court shall sendcopies of the decision to the persons mentioned in subsection 526(1), to any intervenerand to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

(4) The Speaker of the House of Commonsshall communicate the decision to the House of Commons without delay.