Impaired driving is a leading cause of criminal death and injury in Canada. Far too many Canadians are risking their lives and the lives of others driving while impaired by cannabis or other drugs.
| OTTAWA, Aug. 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Impaired driving is a leading cause of criminal death and injury in Canada. Far too many Canadians are risking their lives and the lives of others driving while impaired by cannabis or other drugs. Getting drug-impaired drivers off the road is a priority and makes travelling safer for everyone. Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, announced $1,453,900 over five years to the Northwest Territories to increase capacity among frontline police officers in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluation to detect and deter drug-impaired driving and enforce the new legislative offences. Funding will also be used to develop standardized data collection and reporting practices that will be used to analyze trends, identify gaps and provide an accurate picture of drug-impaired driving in the territory, and across Canada. The funding is part of the $81 million announced by the Government of Canada for provinces and territories to support public and road safety activities. Quote “The primary responsibility for any order of government is the safety of its citizens. While many communities in the Northwest Territories are only accessible by air or winter ice road, many use of All Terrain Vehicles, snowmobiles, trucks and boats for transport, hunting and other on-the-land activities. Ensuring frontline officers across the Territory are trained to detect and deter drug-impaired drivers will ensure that all communities can continue to safely participate in these activities.” -The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Quick Facts
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