The federal government is easing its foot off the gas pedal on a proposal to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit. He said they could circle back to the proposal in the future, but are concentrating on Bill C-46, the government's impaired driving bill introduced in tandem with its marijuana legalization legislation. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould had floated the idea of lowering the criminal limit from 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood from 80 milligrams. It went on to argue that lowering the blood alcohol level could lead to fewer impaired driving charges. The report applauded the provinces' "practical solution" to deal with impaired driving charges.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2018 09:00 UTC