OTTAWA — Despite the legalization of marijuana looming this summer, officials with the justice and public safety departments say it’s still unknown when roadside screening devices to test for drug impairment will be approved for use. “Officials here, in the departments, don’t have any control over the testing of the devices,” said Trevor Bhupsingh, Public Safety Canada’s director general of law enforcement and border strategies. Public Safety also needs time to prepare a training curriculum for frontline officers on approved devices. But Bill C-46 has long been treated by the government as crucial companion legislation to Bill C-45, which legalizes the recreational use of marijuana. During Thursday’s question period, Conservative MPs demanded to know why the Liberals weren’t delaying marijuana legalization until the impaired driving bill is passed.

Source: National Post May 10, 2018 22:30 UTC