Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from a number of people in the Peterborough area who are concerned about alcohol related accidents on our roads.
The petitioners point out that an average of 4.5 Canadians are killed every day as a result of alcohol related vehicle crashes. It is estimated that there are 4.5 million impaired drivers on Canada's roads every month. The petitioners point out that the trend of hard core drinking and driving has significantly increased over the last seven years.
The petitioners call upon the federal government to provide strong support and encouragement to jurisdictions to continue to introduce administrative sanctions that are user pay, such as ignition interlocks, vehicle confiscation, graduated licensing, and that impaired driving laws be regularly reviewed for their effectiveness.