A national group is calling for stiffer drunk driving laws in Saskatchewan after the province posted the worst record for impaired driving deaths in the country.
In 2009, there were 8.4 impairment-related crash deaths per 100,000 in Saskatchewan, according to the report by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Alberta has the second-worst record with 5.7 deaths per 100,000.
MADD notes that Saskatchewan has not enacted any significant initiatives in the past three years to curb impaired driving.
The group says among other things, Saskatchewan should enact legislation to seize vehicles from drivers with three or more impaired or other Criminal Code traffic convictions within 10 years.
Tim McMillan, minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance, argues the numbers have dropped.
McMillan also says Saskatchewan has the lowest legal limit for blood alcohol content with 0.04.
With files from The Canadian Press
