How have the contributions of the two spouses to the business been determined?

In Peter v. Beblow, McLachlin J. referred at pp. 652-3 to the practical difficulty of calculating with mathematical precision the value of particular contributions to the family property. That is the case here where the contributions of the plaintiff and the defendant to the business are different, except with regard to the initial loan secured by the mortgage and the alleged initial loan and the loan made at the time of the move from the couple’s joint bank accounts. The plaintiff has worked longer hours than the defendant over the years. However, the defendant has contributed substantially in both time and in financial expertise. To him has fallen the financial control of the business, the leasing arrangements and the negotiations with suppliers. After weighing all of the contributions of each of them, I conclude that the plaintiff and the defendant have made equal contributions to the property which is the subject of this constructive trust.