We should always try to make submissions that may boost other’s spirits but if we can’t, it’s better we say what we know. This is why I always will celebrate Ayanna. At most if not all of her submissions, she will say “I wish you luck”.
Wether child is in Canada or abroad does not make make the application “weak”. Most application treatment depends on officer and one’s establishment.
It’s good to say fact on what we know if we can’t wish ourselves well and at least lift others spirits.
Please note that I do not mean to quarrel or attack your submissions but…we should be mindful of what our contributions will do to the psyche of the affected individuals especially when we make submissions we aren’t sure about and are not fact.
If it can be of any consolation, my partner's 1st HC was refused precisely because of best interest of children OUTSIDE Canada. Same for his federal court appeal. The judge wrote in his argument that he has to go home and stay with his children, in their best interest. Bear in mind that he has Canadian child with me as well, but the officer gave his other children's interests more weight. She basically wrote that I can raise my child alone here in Canada.
In his 2nd and 3rd HCs we added proofs how his staying in Canada is essential for his other children. We attached money transfers, school tuition receipts, letters from family to show that if he is removed from Canada, he will no longer be able to earn/send this money to them. And it worked this time.
So the lesson is - put every argument you can possibly can into your application and leave it to officers. You never know to which factor she will attach most importance. It is all subjective.