Editorial: Sober second thought on impaired driving bill

When the federal Liberals unveiled its overhaul of impaired driving legislation in April 2017, alongside its trademark cannabis legalization bill, one of the most immediately surprising changes was that it was to allow police to request breath samples from drivers whenever they wanted – officers didn’t need to suspect the driver was impaired.
Other nations, such as Australia and Ireland, say these powers to randomly breathalyze drivers dramatically reduce impaired driving. That&rsquo