Unconstitutional? New impaired driving laws coming as Ottawa warns of a crackdown

Now that cannabis is legal, police have even a bigger task of making sure our roads are safe. Unfortunately, there are few days that you don’t hear about someone getting killed as a result of drunk driving. Even if the new laws are seen as unconstitutional by some, I’m 100% in favour of cracking down on impaired driving. If you smoke cannabis or drink alcohol before getting in your car, don’t drive under any circumstances.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair are reminding Canadians that in two weeks, they will be subject to mandatory alcohol screening if they’re stopped by police. The ministers are warning that the risk of being nabbed for impaired driving will increase “exponentially” this holiday season, even as they concede their new impaired driving law is likely to face a court challenge.

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