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Ðde€la€collectivit €et€ €sa€capacit €de€terminer€ses€ tudes,€et€en€diminuantÐ )x!* Ðainsi€sa€capacit €de€gagner€un€revenu.Ó ÓÐ Ô)D"+ œ Ð œ Ð ÐÌð ð€lð ðappui€de€cette€action€de€port e€g n rale,€lð ðappelante€a€pr sent €des€ l ments€deÐ -t%/ Ðpreuve€ tablissant€lð ðomission€de€lð ðencadrer€et€de€la€conseiller€judicieusement€au€sujetÐ œ. '1 Ðde€son€avenir,€ainsi€que€la€diffusion€n gligente€dans€la€facult ,€par€des€moyens€autresÐ 40¤(3 Ðque€le€signalement€effectu €aupr s€du€SPE,€de€lð ðid e€que€lð ðappelante€pourrait€avoirÐ Ðagress €des€enfants.Ð ( ˜ ÐÌÝ ‚ 0 Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ 0 Ñý«ø Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú31Ú ÚÛ € z Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àBref,€en€lð ðesp ce,€la€proximit €d coulait€non€pas€simplement€dð ðunÐ X È Ðmalencontreux€signalement€effectu €aupr s€du€SPE,€mais€du€lien€g n ral€qui€existaitÐ ð ` Ðentre€les€professeurs€de€lð ðUniversit Memorial€et€leurs€ tudiants.€€M me€si€elle€ tudiaitÐ ˆ ø Ðð ð €distanceð ð,€lð ðappelante€ tait€un€membre€de€la€communaut €universitaire€qui€payaitÐ Ðdes€frais€de€scolarit ,€ce€qui€avait€pour€effet€de€g n rer€des€droits€et€responsabilit sÐ ¸ ( Ðmutuels.€€Le€lien€entre€lð ðappelante€et€lð ðUniversit €avait€un€fondement€contractuel,€ceÐ P À Ðqui€donnait€naissance€ €des€obligations€de€nature€ €la€fois€contractuelle€et€d lictuelle:Ð è X Ðò òCentral€Trust€Co.€c.€Rafuseó ó,€[1986]€2R.C.S.147.Ý ƒ 0 Ñý«ø Æø ݌Р€ ð ÐŒÝ ÝÌÝ ‚ 0 Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ 0 Ñý¡ü Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú32Ú ÚÛ € z Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àLa€question€de€savoir€si€une€obligation€de€diligence€sera€annul e€dans€leÐ ° Ðcas€o €les€parties€sont€des€ trangers€qui€nð ðont€entre€eux€dð ðautre€lien€que€les€ v nementsÐ H ¸ Ðentourant€un€ð ðsignalementð ð€ne€devrait€ tre€tranch e€que€lorsquð ðelle€se€posera.€€ðÀ ðÐ à P Ðsupposer€que€la€politique€g n rale€exprim e€dans€la€Loi€puisse,€dans€un€tel€cas,€annulerÐ x è Ðla€responsabilit €susceptible€de€r sulter€dð ðun€signalement€n gligent,€comme€nous€leÐ !€ Ðverrons€plus€loin,€cette€politique€ne€justifie€aucunement€dð ðannuler€la€responsabilit €quiÐ ¨" " Ðserait€par€ailleurs€engag e€dð ðapr s€les€faits€de€la€pr sente€affaire.€€Le€moyen€de€d fenseÐ @$° $ Ðpr vu€au€par.38(6)€ne€sð ðapplique€quð ðau€signalement€effectu €aupr s€du€SPE€etÐ Ø%H & Ðnð ðexcuserait€pas€lð ðUniversit €et€ses€employ s€dð ðavoir€omis€de€sð ðacquitter€de€leursÐ p'à ( Ðresponsabilit s€g n rales€envers€lð ðappelante€en€tant€que€membre€de€la€communaut Ð )x!* Ðuniversitaire.€€Les€faits€de€la€pr sente€affaire€ne€d clenchent€pas€la€protection€de€la€LoiÐ * #, Ðtout€simplement€parce€que€lð ðintim €M.Ro
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Ðto€the€making€of€the€CPS€report€and€would€not€excuse€the€University€and€its€employeesÐ Ô)D"+ Ðfrom€failure€to€live€up€to€their€broader€responsibilities€to€the€appellant€as€a€member€ofÐ l+Ü#- Ðthe€university€community.€€The€facts€in€this€case€do€not€trigger€the€protection€of€the€ActÐ -t%/ Ðbecause,€quite€simply,€the€respondent€Dr.€Rowe€acted€on€nothing€more€than€speculationÐ œ. '1 Ðand€conjecture€in€making€his€report€which,€as€Director€of€the€School€of€Social€Work,Ð 40¤(3 Ðhe€must€have€known€would€have€serious€consequences€within€the€small€community€ofÐ Ðsocial€workers€in€Newfoundland,€including€the€likely€posting€of€the€appellantð ðs€nameÐ ( ˜ Ðon€the€provincial€Child€Abuse€Registry.Ý ƒ ` Ñý¢ò ½ò ݌РÀ 0 ÐŒÝ ÝÔ # † X ãÐ X X b X ãÐ?ô # ÔÔ ‡ b X ãÐ X X X ãÐ ÔÌÓ E Ü , ‚X « ‚á ä …X } L ¤ Ü , ‚X « Œ †X } L X E Óà0 « à(2)à0 m « !« ! àò òThe€Standard€of€Careó óÐ ð ` m !m ! ÐÓ I Ü , ‚X « Œ †X } L X Ü , ‚X « ‚á ä …X } L X uù I ÓÌÝ ‚ ` Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ ` Ñý`ú Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú33Ú ÚÛ € z ! Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà « àThe€standard€of€care€that€ought€to€be€exercised€by€professors€towards€theirÐ Ðstudents€was€emphasized€in€the€testimony€of€Dr.€Wayne€Ludlow€who,€during€theÐ ¸ ( Ðrelevant€1994„1996€period,€was€the€Dean€of€Student€Affairs€at€Memorial€University.€Ð P À ÐDr.Ludlow€testified:Ý ƒ ` Ñý`ú {ú ݌Рè X ÐŒÝ ÝÌÓ Óà0 « àThe€relationship€between€the€professor€and€the€student€is€a€specialÐ ˆ Ðrelationship€...€[I]t€is€an€imbalanced€relationship€because€professor€is€allÐ ä T Ðknowing,€and€I€can€see€now€the€fear€and€trembling€of€the€young€first„yearÐ ° Ðstudents€when€they€went€to€classes,€someone€in€a€flowing€black€robe.€€SoÐ | ì Ðthe€power€balance€was€evident....Ó ÓÐ H ¸ « !« ! ÐÌÝ ‚ ` Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ ` ÑýSþ Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú34Ú ÚÛ € z " Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà « àThose€whose€professional€responsibilities€include€the€exercise€of€suchÐ x è Ðpower€over€the€careers€and€future€lives€of€fee„paying€students€are€required€to€take€theÐ !€ Ðnecessary€care€to€get€their€facts€straight€before€taking€a€potential€career„ending€actionÐ ¨" " Ðin€relation€to€a€student.€€While€legislative€and€judicial€policy€mandates€the€quickÐ @$° $ Ðreporting€of€information€of€suspected€child€abuse,€it€does€not€do€so€to€the€exclusion€ofÐ Ø%H & Ðconsideration€of€the€legitimate€interests€of€the€person€named€in€the€report,€or€theÐ p'à ( Ðinterests€of€informants.€€This€€is€not€at€all€to€say€that€the€respondents€were€obliged€toÐ )x!* Ðconduct€their€own€investigation€of€the€suspected€abuse.€€Informants€are€ò ònot€ó órequired€toÐ * #, Ðha
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