With stricter drunk driving laws coming into effect on Dec. 18, a criminal lawyer in Vancouver says the new law infringes on Canadian’s constitutional rights.
The new rules allow police to demand a mandatory breathalyzer test at all lawful roadside stops, even if the officer has no suspicion that the driver has been drinking.
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“The Supreme Court of Canada has already dealt with this in several cases and in each occasion they ruled that it is unconstitutional to demand that people participate in road-side breath testing without police having a reasonable suspicion there’s alcohol in their bodies,” she says.
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