B. Childs v.

Desormeaux found that house party hosts owe a much lower duty of care than
businesses that serve alcohol. Should house party hosts be held more responsible for the actions
CLU3M Learning Activity 2.3
of guests who become intoxicated at their party? Research organizer

Research organizer
Every time you find a good piece of research, record it in the box titled “Relevant,
accurate, reliable piece of research.” Make sure that you put only one piece of
information in each box. Underneath the piece of information, record its source, using
proper APA referencing.
For Argumentative Paragraph (B)
Relevant, To serve or sell alcohol in Toronto, you need a liquor licence from the Alcohol
accurate, and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) (opens in new window). There are
reliable three different licences, including:
piece of liquor sales licence, including Tied Houses There are three different licences, including:
retail store authorizations
research temporary licences liquor sales licence,
extensions of existing permanent licences (extensions of hours or premises)
Special Occasion Permits (SOP)
APA source
Serving & Selling Alcohol in Toronto. (2017, August 4). City of Toronto.
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/permits-licences-bylaws/licence-to-
serve-alcohol/

Relevant, "Zimmerman and Courrier did not know that Desormeaux’s blood alcohol limit
accurate, was over the legal limit"
reliable
piece of "Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that Zimmerman and Courrier
did not owe a duty of care to the potential victims, such as Zoe Childs, of their
research inebriated guest’s actions. The Court noted that it was not reasonably
foreseeable that Desormeaux could cause harm to the plaintiff."

APA source LLP, B. & A. (2015, December 31). Are Hosts Liable for their Guest’s Actions? |
Bogoroch & Associates. Bogoroch & Associates LLP.
https://www.bogoroch.com/blog/when-are-social-hosts-liable-for-the-actions-of-
their-guests/
For Argumentative Paragraph (A)
Relevant, Generally, punitive damages are imposed in rare circumstances where there
accurate, has been high-handed, malicious, arbitrary or highly reprehensible misconduct
reliable that departs markedly from ordinary standards of decent behaviour.
piece of Currently, the range for punitive damages in Canada is between $50,000 to $1
research million. Most cases, however, fall within the $100,000 to $200,000 range.

APA source Bau, L. (2014, September 8). The History and Treatment of Damages in
Canada | Lindsay LLP. Www.lindsayllp.ca. https://www.lindsayllp.ca/history-
treatment-damages-
canada/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20range%20for%20punitive

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Research organizer

Relevant, Companies that fail to protect the personal information of Canadians could be
accurate, fined up to 5% of global revenue under the terms of a proposed new privacy
reliable law
piece of "We're talking about potentially billions of dollars," Bains told a news
conference.
research

APA source Ljunggren, D. (2020, November 20). Canada promises big fines for
companies that breach new privacy law. Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27X2D7/

Relevant, Number of data records exposed due to data breaches in Canada from 1st
accurate, quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2023
reliable
piece of
research

APA source Number of breached records in Canada 2022. (n.d.). Statista.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324220/canada-number-of-leaked-
records/

Relevant, F. Adequacy of Compensation In some cases the court considers the

accurate, adequacy of the compensatory damages as a factor in assessing punitive
reliable damages. At times courts have found that the plaintiff would not be
piece of adequately compensated for humiliation and loss of dignity, and so awarded
punitive damages. It was concluded that in instances when punitive damages
research were increased, the plaintiffs received more equitable compensation for their
losses.
APA source Lea Hawley, F. Adequacy of Compensation, Punitive and Aggravated
Damages in Canada, 1980 18-3 Alberta Law Review 485, 1980 CanLIIDocs
41,
<https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/doc/1980CanLIIDocs41#F__Adequac
y_of_Compensation>, retrieved on 2024-01-14.
Relevant, A congressional subcommittee investigating the conduct of big tech platforms maintained that
accurate, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple leverage their power to shape the regulatory framework
that governs them and repeatedly violate existing laws and court orders. This pattern of
reliable behavior, concluded the subcommittee, “raises questions about whether these firms view
piece of themselves as above the law, or whether they simply treat lawbreaking as a cost of business.”

research

APA source Shapira, R. (2022, June 30). The Challenge of Holding Big Business
Accountable | CLS Blue Sky Blog. The Challenge of Holding Big Business
Accountable. https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2022/06/30/the-challenge-
of-holding-big-business-accountable/

A: Canada’s civil remedies are aimed at restoring parties to their original state. Unlike in some other
countries, we do not see multi-million dollar pain and suffering civil lawsuits. Should Canada’s civil law
system increase punitive damages, or are the existing damages sufficient?

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