Saskatchewan has had a long, tempestuous relationship with impaired driving. In 2019, the province recorded 21 fatalities and 332 injuries due to impaired driving — down from 2018's 42 deaths and 360 injuries. Andrew Murie, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada, says these numbers reflect the province's tight focus on combating impaired driving. (CBC)Murie also points to the federal government's changes to the Criminal Code in 2018 as a way to help provinces fight impaired driving. "We have a number of people on both sides of our major parties that have had previous run-ins with impaired driving.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2020 13:12 UTC