Toronto drivers can expect mandatory breathalyzers for every GTA traffic stop
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2024
- Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are taking steps to combat what they say is a spike in impaired driving charges in the Toronto-area.
The OPP says it will now demand a mandatory breath sample from drivers for every traffic stop in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Data shows impaired driving charges are up almost 30 per cent from five years ago in the GTA, meaning 11,000 impaired driving charges last year compared to more than 8,000 in 2019.
There has also been a dramatic increase in collisions so far this year - around 50 per cent more - compared with the same time frame five years ago, police say.
Caryn Lieberman has more on the move by Ontario’s provincial police force.
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Sorry this kind of behaviour is against the charter of rights and freedoms.
Nope it’s not. How’s the weather in alberta today
@@jumbome7420 yes keep submitting
I got pulled over in Toronto 4 times in 5 months for talking on a non-existent cell phone while driving.
I don’t even own a cell phone…!
What does that tell you?
I live in alberta and i promise they dont breathalize on a traffic stop. This is absolutely false...
I’ve never heard of it and I’ve been in Alberta for 10 years.
It's OPP not APP ! Duh !
lol as an albertan it’s clear you don’t know what OPP stands for
@@jumbome7420 right 🤷🤷
Toronto is in Ontario.
Sorry but this is against my rights!!
Waaaaa
Time to quit day drinking 🤡
Do not cooperate.
Resist.
Driving is not a right it is a privilege afforded to those who obey the rules of the road, and by operating a vehicle on Canadian roads you, by law, have agreed to follow those rules.
@@thinktwofold Under section 320.15 of the Criminal Code, refusal of a breathalyzer is a criminal offence. So good luck with that
Carolyn Swimson lost her son. Now we need to destroy the charter of rights and restrict everyone's rights freely move where they wish in Canada.
You can move wherever you want there’s no restriction 🙄
@@user-pd2bi9wg3z You were one of the people who had no complaints when the covid police did inter-provincial roadblocks weren't you..
@@bacchushollywood2021 We need to organize.
@@bacchushollywood2021 submissiveness abounds in this place
Yup I guess so🤷
Who can afford alcohol nowadays anyway? Dildeau ruined that as well
That cant hold up in court
No mention of the Charter here, Global News?
Right!!!!😉
More and more control to those in power. This country is on a rapid decline into total authoritarianism.
The Gestapos are out of control.
@@soberminded7716 this law aint it
This province thanks to corrupt conservative Doug Ford.
Where did this tyrannical law even come from?
Conservative Doug Ford copied it from dictatorship Alberta. Listen at 0:50.
Respect for the law is decreasing.
@@thinktwofold yeah the trolls wouldn't have anything to do with that....
@@soberminded7716 GTA is in Ontario this is Doug Ford. Try to keep up....
@@thinktwofold Bad laws should not be respected. Try to keep up.
Isnt that against the charter?
Yes
@@soberminded7716 (yes, it is)
Driving is a privilege not a right, don't follow the rules they take your license.
Trudeau is against the charter and he is still in office, so 🤷
@@redsable6119 this isnt about driving genius
How is this even legal?
It isnt. you need cause or a warrant to search in canada. (Or violate phippa for that matter) And courts have determined that even using a sniffer dog without cause constitutes an illegal searc, and any evidence gathered would be inadmissible in court. at a traffic stop you would need justified suspicions that the driver is intoxicated before searching them in such a manner.
if the charter was properly applied, this wouldnt hold up in court (it would depend on the political temperament of judges at the time though obviously)
Would be nice if global did its job as news and provided context in this report though, instead of just shilling for the establishment as is their preference
Because Trudeau said so.
@@taylorlbrittonnope that’s false.
@jumbome7420 no it isnt. This is in flux currently legally, like c46 related to this issue and many legal experts expressed charter concerns.
So far the surpreme court in 2023 has just determined that it is expressly illegal for the police to do so on private property but beyond that is kind of still in a legal grey area (wouldnt be surprising if the courts end up firmly ruling against the charter as the courts are kinda stacked by trudeau at this point and highly politicized (not to say harpers appointees are all titans of liberty. Brown was probably the best one but resigned in 2023 and is replaced by another shill)
I got pulled over in Toronto 4 times in 5 months for talking on a non-existent cell phone while driving.
I don’t even own a cell phone…!
What does that tell you?
Do not cooperate with DNA collection.
Exactly that was my first thought mass DNA collection operation
If this happens in Ottawa then there will be protests galore
Anybody care to hazard a guess as to what percentage of first responders has substance abuse problem, one percent perhaps?
(Hint: that is NOT the correct answer)
After 50 years of driving in Toronto I’ve never been stopped by OPP.
That's because you don't drive on the 400s highways
Brutal
That's just a small part. If you drive anywhere, up to 2 hours after you drive, the pigs can come and take a breath test, and if you have been drinking, you will be charged with drunk driving. So if you drive home ,say after work and have a couple of beers. You can be charged with drinking and driving! So instead, just smoke crack!!
How about impaired due to drugs, is there screening for that as well? People could be impaired because they are high on drugs like marijuana etc....There should be mandatory test and screening for drugs as well to deter people from driving high.
Toronto would be better off checking for guns. 🙃
Alright then test ALL emergency personnel before and after their shift and release to the public then. I don't get how pulling me over for a blown tail light would necessitate a breathalyzer without probable cause.
Forget a blown tail light. I was pulled over for being out after midnight. No infractions or tickets or asking for my license ... just a random breathalyzer (but not at a check stop).
The Ontario Provincial Police Services in Ontario Canadian history of Policing is very important to have
Good!
I got pulled over in Toronto 4 times in 5 months for talking on a non-existent cell phone while driving.
I don’t even own a cell phone…!
What does that tell you?
Does the increase include impairment due to drugs? If so, how are they spot-checking for stoners?
I very rarely drink, but if I do and I’m going out, I’ll just take an Uber to save the hassle❤
How is this legal?
If they can somehow force you (without cause), to take a breath test (basically a search), can rhey also search everyone's car rhey pull over?
What is going on?
Parts of or all, i don’t know, Australia do this, not sure about the UK….seems a bit of a stretch with our constitutional rights in Canada…we shall see 👍 not a terrible idea as long as its right….
It is to be resisted.
They CANNOT give you a roadside breath test unless they have reasonable grounds to believe that you are impaired.
it would seem this new prerogative/law tosses probable cause aside.
they can do whatever they want as we found out recently our rights arent actually rights
sue them...
Sueing them requires participation in their legal system.
Reject their system.
Everyone here in the comments, protest your little hearts out, and make sure you refuse the test, in about a months time there will be a lot less traffic out there...
No there wont 😊
So uncalled for
Ahhh..the age old question from what I read in comments, "where do my rights end and yours begin"?
From what I know(maybe someone with a legal background can weigh in?) There always were laws to address drunk driving in the criminal code and highway traffic act. The question really becomes one of entrapment.
In the US you're not required to submit to a checkstop, in canada we made it manatory, but as far as i know, the original laws were still on the books, as were the laws governing entrapment. From what this news story suggests, the OPP has either found a way to circumvent, or even ignore, what is required of a driver when stopped according to the HTA.
All other provinces, as far as I am aware, if not a checkstop, breathalyzer is required based upon a probable suspicion of the officer. So again, entrapment? Or where do my rights end and yours begin becomes the question.
This is great effort by the cops, I condone this kind of action they are actually taking action!
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They are not impaired they are just driving like they are in the homeland.
Worse alcoholics in the world. They soak pieces of cloth in booze and park it in their cheeks
What's next.....a cavity check?
If pulled over for no reason and requested a breath test, is it within your right to ask police officer to prove to you that the mouth piece was just freshly unpacked and not previously used or contaminated. This is to assure objectivity of the test and prevent transfer of infectional diseases
They rig the machine a clean mouth piece won't help you.
Pure insanity
Absolutely ridiculous.
Infringing on people’s liberties.
I demand the police stop harassing civilians. We pay their salaries, they serve the public.
Just like the Geheime Staatspolizei demanding your Ausweis.
The increase is probably as a result of drugs as opposed to alcohol. I hope these devices can detect substances.
No not a chance
so public safety ministers know where people start drinking and driving from pubs and bars . let them get behind wheel go crash ? . or stop them somewhere else ? why not check drivers out side pubs and bars before they get behind the wheel and drive off . hire more police . there will be more police jobs .one police officer out side every pub and bar ? to prevent ''DEATH ''. and there is no procedure of law that is keeping an eye on off duty police officers going to pubs and bars get caught and letting each other go . who watch the watchers ?
Sue the Province , the Cops the Prime Minister.
This will save lots of lives!
That's ridiculous. There should be a reasonable cause. Our laws are becoming oppressive.
🌿Hi ok good🌻
Give the cops a breathalyzer there the corrupt drunks
Hi Canada, have a nice Friday. 😮😅
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They are evil
@@soberminded7716 draconian govts
Will that include the pro Hamas folks?
Put me in charge and watch it change!
yeah and the pro genocide ones as well.😂
dont stop indians
Just ban alcohol problem solved .
This is good. Anyone who opposes, is a drink driver.
hahahahahaha sucks to be a driver
Should it just be mandatory to start vehicle to have 0 alcohol maybe on the key would be a start in good directions
Cars could have the technology to implement a breathalyzer test & shut down the start mechanism of the car if the test is failed.
This will be used for harassment purposes.
How the hell is that legal
Carolyn Swimson lost her son. Now we need to destroy the charter of rights and restrict everyone's rights to freely move where they wish in Canada.
Don't care.
When you intrude upon my rights, I'm out.
Never comply with this crap.
Yup I guess so🤷
Yup I guess so 🤷🏻