Drinking and driving laws in B.C. and across Canada changed overnight, meaning the laws have become stricter. Kyla Lee, founder of the Canadian Impaired Driving Lawyers Association, explains what the new rules entail.
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“The biggest change is that they are removing the reasonable suspicion requirement for roadside breath test so now police can ask anybody at random to provide a breath sample and they are required to do so. Another big change is that they are increasing penalties for lots of impaired driving offences. The higher your blood alcohol level is the more penalties you’ll have to pay and the consequence for refusing to provide a sample of going up to a $2000 minimum fine.”
“I agree that driving is a privilege but it’s a privilege that doesn’t come without your charter rights. Your charter rights still apply whether you’re exercising a privilege or whether you’re exercising a legal right. They don’t put them on pause just because driving is a privilege.”
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