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Beefing Up The Motor Vehicle Act to Reduce Drunk Driving

The provincial government wants to toughen up the motor vehicle act as a deterrent to impaired driving.

Possible changes include recording a short-term licence suspension on the driver’s abstract, creating a vehicle impoundment program for impaired drivers and introducing a mandatory alcohol ignition interlock device program.

Other suggestions include creating a 24-hour roadside suspension for driver unfitness and providing law enforcement the authority to temporarily remove drivers from the road.

The new measures should be in place by early November.

You can review the suggested changes and comment on them online or by phone.

Feedback can be submitted by calling 506-453-6109 or by clicking here

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May 13, 2026
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