Ontario to Stiffen Penalties for Impaired Drivers, Including Lifetime Licence Ban

Published on May 16, 2024

Ontario aims to crack down on drunk driving with proposed legislation that includes lifetime licence suspensions for those convicted of impaired driving causing death. The legislation also calls for mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in the vehicle of anyone found guilty of impaired driving, Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said at a May 15 press conference. Ignition interlocks are in-car breathalyzers that prevent the vehicle’s engine from starting if alcohol is detected in the driver’s system. “There is never an excuse for getting behind the wheel impaired,” Mr. Sarkaria said. “And it’s about time we stopped making excuses for those who do. If you think there are no consequences for drinking and driving, my advice would be: start planning for life without your car.”...

Continue reading on website
Other news

As Mexico, US Head to Polls, Ottawa Won’t Commit to a Trilateral Summit in 2024

May 16, 2024
Canada has yet to set a date for the North American Leaders’ Summit, raising the possibility it won’t take place this year.Hosting duties rotate between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for the annual series of meetings on transnational issues such as immigration and drug trafficking.Canada agreed last year to host the next summit, and Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Alicia Bárcena said in February th

House Homeland Committee’s Hearing on ‘The Unprecedented Surge in Chinese Illegal Immigration’

May 16, 2024
The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability holds a hearing on “Security Risk: The Unprecedented Surge in Chinese Illegal Immigration” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 16.Simon HankinsonSenior Research Fellow, Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage FoundationTodd BensmanNational Security Fellow, Center for Immigration StudiesCraig Singlet