HARPER AND TORIES VOW TO ADD DRUG USE TO LIST OF CRIMINAL DRIVING OFFENCES

The Conservative government will introduce legislation this month to
crack down on drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs,
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced yesterday.

The promised bill will increase penalties for drug-intoxicated
drivers, provide police with more tools to detect when motorists are
high and promote increased awareness of the problem, the prime
minister said. "When most Canadians think of impaired driving, they
think of drunk driving," Mr. Harper said.

The legislation, to be introduced when the House of Commons returns
from its Remembrance Day break, will also "strengthen presumptions"
of breath and blood tests for drug-impaired drivers.