Can a homemaker claim damages for loss of capacity?

This reasoning was accepted by Justice Picard in the case of McLaren v. Schwalbe, supra. At p.21, Justice Picard indicates: I find that the claim of a homemaker for loss of past and future capacity to carry out her functions is a valid one. It matters not that her work is not carried out in the marketplace or that she is not paid in money. The reality that the services may be beyond price does not mean they cannot be valued and a loss reflected in an award as damages in the proper case.