Jimmy Forster, 63, suffers from severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and takes daily medications to help him breathe. Forster spends afternoons working on crossword puzzles, unable to drive after losing his licence because he says he couldn’t blow hard enough for a roadside breath test. Civil Liberties Association, "including the duty to accommodate people with disabilities who can't provide a roadside test." The officer decided to employ the alcohol screening powers that came into effect on Dec. 18, 2018, granting police the right to demand a breath sample from any driver they pull over. 's minister of public safety and solicitor general, about the difficulties some people with disabilities have providing breath tests.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2019 00:00 UTC