I have one quick question for the Barreau du Québec.
Proposed subsections 254(2) to 254(6) of the act say that if a peace officer has reason to believe that a person has a drug or alcohol in his or her body--it could be a drug alone--the person must do the physical tests based on the judgment of the police officer and, if necessary, accompany the police officer somewhere. It doesn't say where, how far, or for how much time.
Controlled substances are in schedules 1 through 5, and schedule 4 drugs include steroids. If you had a corticosteroid on your skin for a skin condition, you would technically come within the reach of this provision. The police officer would be fully entitled to ask you to do the test and accompany him or her for whatever the other tests might be.
Should we consider amending the bill to either shrink the reach of this section in terms of accompanying the police officer, or should we remove schedule 4 or modify it in some other way?