Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd like to acknowledge Diane Diotte and her staff for facilitating our appearance here today. Thank you very much. We have brief remarks, and I think all of you have received our submission. Canadians are very concerned about young drivers impa

Justice committee  Am I allowed to speak?

Justice committee  Paul alluded to administrative licence suspensions. In terms of a tool, I think police forces across the country love them. I think that's a good sign. We have called on all the provinces and territories to standardize the sanctions under these. It doesn't make sense that in Onta

Justice committee  I don't know, and that's why I asked these fellows. It's probably a lot.

Justice committee  Of impaired driving charges, 20% were plea-bargained down to something less under the Criminal Code.

Justice committee  They came out with some road safety initiatives, and this was included with the package, but when they went through, it was one of the things that was left out. It's hard to understand. But we think that in time they will certainly go there, because it's right across the country.

Justice committee  When you move to administer licence suspensions, the administration involved is very detailed and onerous. We know from experience talking with Ministry of Transportation people in Toronto that they wanted to make absolutely sure these worked. They had no sanctions on your licenc

Justice committee  I think the Traffic Injury Research Foundation of Canada has done work on this. They are the most valid body for this type of work. They are Ottawa-based.

Justice committee  Yes, or Robert could get it for you.

Justice committee  No comment.

Justice committee  I think if you look at the Criminal Code of Canada...I'm pretty sure it goes back to the year 1890, and if you look at the thing that deals with bank robberies, it goes on and on and on, and impaired driving falls under this. I think most Canadians would not really know what the

Justice committee  I'll raise as an issue that your real chronic offender listens to the radio and television and reads the newspaper. It's known that they are not going to go out when they know there are RIDE programs, or CounterAttack, or whatever it is. They know.

Justice committee  Thank you very much. You were very fair-handed. You did a great job.

Health committee  Thank you.

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm accompanied by Ethel Archard, who also retired from the Canada Safety Council. So you can tell what the council does with their old employees: they keep them busy. Anyway, thank you again for having us. Globalization and new technologies have led t