Mr. Speaker, in 1996 impaired driving killed over 1,700 people in Canada and injured more than 100,000. This epidemic which is causing these terrible tragedies shows no sign of decreasing.
Representatives of MADD Canada are in Ottawa this week to talk to members of Parliament and reinforce just how serious this problem is.
It is crucial that federal and provincial governments stop treating impaired driving as simply another social ill. In fact, impaired driving is a senseless crime that can be eradicated if we have the will to do it.
Governments must adopt a zero tolerance policy toward impaired driving. Anything short of this will simply result in more senseless deaths.
I ask my colleagues in the House to join with me to fight against impaired driving, to ensure that more innocent Canadians do not become victims of irresponsible impaired drivers.