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Bill C-32
The government bill to amend the Criminal Code with respect to impaired driving is available online.
As reports have had it, the legislation provides, among other things, that a police officer with reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has had a drug (or alcohol) in “their” (sic) body within the previous three hours may require that person to perform “physical coordination tests.” A person who flunks the tests may be required to provide samples of breath, urine, saliva or blood in order to determine accurately the presence of a controlled substance (or alcohol). The physical coordination tests are to be set out in a Regulation.
Simon, I checked this Bill out on LEGISinfo http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO and its odd that it doesn’t have a press release or legislative summary attached to it before introduction.
Neil there is this press release: http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=257119
Thanks, Simon – I see they now have it up on the LEGISINFO site as well.
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A.G & Justice Minister Toews, Q.C. to J. Q. Citizen: “This is another fine example of our government getting things done for families and taxpayers by working to keep our streets safe.” (http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=257119)
Oliver Hardy to Stan Laurel: “This is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.” (Yes, I know it’s “that’s … me”.)
(Substitute freely for Hardy & Laurel)
Rothstein J. to self: If only I hadn’t belled those marks.
We`re back at symbolic legislation to ensure that the base doesn`t migrate to some new populist party. Trust Vic Toews to put federal legislative muscle where it`s needed.