![]() ![]() ![]() One of the defendants, Leslie Bella, taught a social work class in which the plaintiff, Wanda Young, was enrolled. Ultimately, the SCC upheld the jury’s finding that the defendants had breached a duty of care to the plaintiff, did not have “reasonable cause” for their suspicions, and could not rely upon the protection afforded by the statute. The case dealt with the duty of care between informants and those suspected of child abuse and the scope of protection provided by legislation that shields informants from liability for filing reports on suspected cases. In Young v Bella, 2006 SCC 3 (CanLII), 1 SCR 108, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) was faced with the very difficult task of balancing the goal of protecting children with the interests of informants and persons under suspicion of child abuse. ![]()
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