What is the test for impaired drivers in the context of impaired driving section of the Criminal Code?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kumar v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2017 BCSC 803 (CanLII):
The purpose of the section is to deter individuals from driving when their ability to drive a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs. The focus is on the protection of society and the reduction of harm, rather than the individual rights of drivers: Rhys v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2005] B.C.J. No. 856, at para. 37.
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