What is the quantum of damages required to be sufficient to mark the wrong that has been done?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from United Soils Management Ltd. v. Barclay, 2018 ONSC 1372 (CanLII):

The Court of Appeal in Jones v. Tsige confirmed that the amount of damages needed to be “sufficient to mark the wrong that has been done” (see para. 87).

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