Care should be taken with respect to the vision afforded by hindsight in any particular case. As stated by L’Heureux-Dubé J. in Lapointe v. Hopital Le Gardeur, 1992 CanLII 119 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 351 at 362: …..courts should be careful not to rely upon the perfect vision afforded by hindsight. In order to evaluate a particular exercise of judgment fairly, the doctor’s limited ability to foresee future events when determining a course of conduct must be borne in mind. Otherwise, the doctor will not be assessed according to the norms of the average doctor of reasonable ability in the same circumstances, but rather will be held accountable for mistakes that are apparent only after the fact. C – Causation
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