We receive many calls each week regarding the ASDs in Port Moody and the problem with their calibration. We have not had confidence in the government to address the issue, so in October we took the problem directly to the media. Although we have many concerns with the BC Government’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition scheme, one […]
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September 20th, 2011 marked one year of Immediate Driving Prohibitions in British Columbia. Although the law has been constitutionally challenged, no decision has yet been made. You can read more about the Constitutional challenge in my earlier blog post, located here. Since the challenge, things have not changed. Individuals in British Columbia are still being
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What is it? Until the Immediate Roadside Prohibition laws were introduced in British Columbia last year, the Approved Screening Device, which many people simply refer to as the roadside breath tester, was intended to provide a quick and easy way for the police to assess a driver’s sobriety without detaining them for a lengthy investigation.
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Since September, 2010 the BC Government has been issuing drivers in the province Immediate Roadside Prohibitions if they fail an Approved Screening Device test or if they refuse to comply with an Approved Screening Device demand. The Approved Screening Device is the roadside breath tester used in these cases. If you have received a 90-day
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The constitutional challenge to the Immediate Roadside Prohibition regime was heard in the B.C. Supreme Court last week. The arguments have all been completed now, so all there is left to do is wait for the judge to make his ruling about whether the IRP regime violates the Constitution or the Charter. There were two main arguments advanced in challenging
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A Nova Scotia man has had an 8 and a half year prison sentence for impaired driving upheld by the Province’s Court of Appeal. He was convicted in February of impaired driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving while prohibited. He is also subject to a lifetime driving ban. The Criminal Code sets out
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A British Columbia study was recently conducted to determine the percentage of drivers who use marijuana before operating a motor vehicle. Drivers in Vancouver, Saanich, Abbotsford, Prince George and Kelowna were tested orally between the hours of 9pm and 3am. Of the nearly 3000 drivers who participated in the study, more than 200 tested positive
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I’m sure that many British Columbians have now heard about the traffic accident that took place in Kelowna, BC, resulting in injury to four individuals. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested and charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing harm, driving while over .08, driving while suspended
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Arrests for impaired driving are not the only consequences that can flow from alcohol. For John Galliano, whose blood alcohol level was reported to be 101mg in 100mL of blood at the time of his arrest, I’m sure he’s well aware of this fact. He was recently arrested at a cafe in Le Marais after
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We were very pleased to receive some kind letters from two of our recent clients after we successfully challenged their 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition from driving. I’d like to share their words with you: Hi Paul, “I want to thank you most sincerely for your incredible service. Receiving an IRP was one of the low
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A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision, in the case of R. v. Miljevic, considers the question of whether or not a judge is required to provide specific examples of a crime, when the jury asks for them. This case is particularly interesting because the court was split. The majority judgment was written by Justice Cromwell, with Justices
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What about breath tests and smoking? When you are stopped at the roadside for an impaired driving investigation, the police will often ask you to blow into a roadside breath testing device. These are known in law as Approved Screening Devices (ASDs). But what happens if you just finished a cigarette and you are asked
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