Ontario

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All drivers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area who are pulled over by Ontario Provincial Police highway safety officers will now be asked to provide a breath sample — no matter what they're stopped for.

Officers will be conducting "mandatory alcohol screening" at every routine traffic stop as part of a new enforcement policy taking aim at drinking and driving, even if there is no reason to suspect a driver is impaired, the OPP said this week.

The policy will be implemented by officers operating out of OPP detachments in Toronto, Mississauga, Burlington, Cambridge, Aurora, Whitby, Niagara and Highway 407.

The Department of Justice says research shows up to 50 per cent of drivers with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit may not be detected at roadside check stops.

Shakir Rahim, director of criminal justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said his organization is "seriously concerned" the expansion violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects individuals from unreasonable search and seizure.

It concluded a definitive link between mandatory breath samples a decrease in drunk driving in those jurisdictions couldn't be established because other factors such as education campaigns and increased enforcement also played a role.

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