Furthermore, when the Quebec National Assembly decided that people had to be assessed, that was simply to facilitate change. They thought that these citizens could change. In fact, when you look at the process, getting your licence back is a real obstacle course. The National Assembly was in good faith, but the reality in the field is slightly different. A selection occurs regarding who is convicted. As the De Koninck report indicates, this process costs approximately $4,000. The average Canadian who earns $10,000, $20,000 or $25,000 a year can't spend that much to get his licence back. From a certain standpoint, we're creating a form of delinquency and deviance, whereas that was not the National Assembly's intent. Nor was it the intent of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. However, the implementation of that decision has produced these kinds of results.
