Quebec won’t drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner’s recommendation
- Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault stated that the province will not lower the legal blood alcohol limit, which remains at.08, despite a recent coroner's report urging action.
- Quebec is the only province without a legal limit lower than the.08 set in the Criminal Code.
- Both provincial police and the automobile insurance board support lowering the limit, but the government remains firm on its stance.
- Coroner Geneviève Thériault indicated that if Quebec's limit matched the rest of Canada, a driver would have been arrested, preventing a fatal crash.
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Quebec Won’t Drop Legal Alcohol Limit Despite Fourth Coroner’s Recommendation
Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the province will not be lowering the legal blood alcohol limit despite another coroner’s report released this week urging the province to act. Quebec is the only province that has not established a legal limit lower than the .08—80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood—set in the Criminal Code. This week’s coroner’s report is the fourth in the past two years recommending provincial sanctions for dr…
Quebec won't drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner's recommendation
QUÉBEC — Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the province will not be lowering the legal blood alcohol limit despite another coroner’s report released this week urging the province to act. Quebec is the only province that has not established a legal limit lower than the .08 — 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml […]
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