OPINION - Refuting Breathalyzer Evidence
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 19:56 — RRID
New rules that restrict how allegedly impaired drivers can defend themselves in court are a violation of their rights, according to a Toronto defence lawyer who plans to launch a constitutional challenge.
When it came into effect on July 2, Bill C-2, the Tackling Violent Crime Act, closed a legal loophole that allowed accused drivers to challenge the results of roadside breathalyzer tests.
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I hope that the new law will
I hope that the new law will be upheld. Of course, it will be challenged by lawyers who profit from defending impaired drivers. Some of them make it their lifes work. But it is past time to close the loopholes that allow the guilty people to walk free from court. Impaired driving is a huge business in this country, allowing many lawyers to live very comfortable lives, of course, they will fight anything that will affect their comfortable lifestyle. But impaired drivers often end the lives of others and the survivors of those who have died will fight to make the laws fair but reasonable and will fight hard. And we don't do it for money. It is time to bring Justice back to Canadian courtrooms, this new law will help to do that.