impaired driving laws

Opinions of the Hour

Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor A sobering amendment - Meera Ulysses, The Varsity Back in December, Canada’s impaired driving laws changed to let officers give breathalyzer tests more liberally, fines for being overly intoxicated within two hours of driving, and higher maximum penalties. Meera’s piece goes into detail about the likelihood of this being used to target visible minority groups, but she also goes into detail about how this is also likely to particularly target post-secondary students. SEE MORE: “Advocacy groups contest Canada’s new impaired driving laws.” “Studies have consistently found heavy episodic drinking and higher instances of drinking and driving among young…

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