There are two ways you can do it, and we've talked very openly about that. You can do it through the Criminal Code or you can do it through the highway traffic act. What we now know is that impaired driving costs the Canadian public $11 billion a year. That's the estimate. So we're not talking a few million; it's $11 billion a year. It's quite a high cost to the economics of our country.
The second thing is, I disagree with you, the provinces have not stepped up to the plate. Mr. Mann just referred to the fact that the provincial legislation on 0.05 to 0.10 does not work and is ineffective. It has had no impact on drinking drivers. If it's to be effective, there has to be good enforcement of it, so that's where the random breath testing would enhance it. The second thing is, it has to be a wake-up call for that drinking driver. A 12-hour suspension does not do it. Also, having this patchwork quilt of different sanctions across the country does not allow us to educate the Canadian public. Effective administration of the law and good public education will change the behaviours of Canadians when it comes to drinking and driving. That's what we need. We've been very clear with that.
You could also do that federally with 0.05--with penalties taken into consideration. We don't want the severity of the current Criminal Code penalties, but it could be a 45-day licence suspension. There could be other ramifications for repeat offenders while keeping the fine reasonable, a ticketing offence, which saves on police and judicial costs as well.
So there are effective ways of doing this. We have made two proposals: one that's done provincially and one that's done federally, taking into consideration all that has been expressed since 1999.