ROADSIDE TESTING DISCUSSED AGAIN FOR DRIVERS ON DRUGS

OTTAWA -- The Conservative government is considering reviving a failed
bill from the Liberal era that would impose roadside tests to catch
people driving under the influence of drugs.

"We've talked about the issue and dealing with it in some way, shape,
or form," Mike Storeshaw, a spokesman for Justice Minister Vic Toews,
told CanWest News Service.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving members met with Toews on Monday to push
for stiffer penalties. Storeshaw could not specify when a bill would
come forward, but he said it will not happen before Parliament breaks
for the summer later this month.

Andrew Murie, chief executive officer of MADD, said he expects that
legislation would permit police to chec blood pressure, eye pupils and
coordination.