Good day.
We met with you on two or three occasions during the various stages of the bill that we attempted to have passed during the last session. There is one point that interests me. As it now stands, all of these bills have been combined into omnibus legislation, but I would like to hear more from you about drug-impaired driving.
I have almost 30 years of experience in this field and virtually all of the cases that I dealt with involved driving while under the influence of alcohol. There was a reference to drugs in the Criminal Code, but it wasn't readily apparent. Even if a person had taken drugs, it was difficult to prosecute him.
What advantage is there to the bill now before us and how is it different? I think we can congratulate ourselves, and the opposition, for the progress that this bill represents. In Quebec, accidents caused by impairment—and we are not just talking about alcohol—are a serious problem. They occur every day.
I don't know who can answer me, but how is this bill different from the provisions currently in place? The public knows what to expect with alcohol-related incidents, but is not quite as clear on what happens in cases where drugs are involved.