To the member: It has been very interesting to listen to you and our colleagues who were speaking to this bill this afternoon.

We know that almost a third of the fatal accidents that we see on Ontario roads involve a driver impaired with alcohol or substance abuse. In light of the fact that we have now legalized cannabis, I think a lot of young people, or people of all ages, are not necessarily acknowledging the fact that they can drive impaired if they are using cannabis.

Can you speak to the importance of this bill in tackling impaired driving—alcohol-related and drug-related—on our highways?

I know it is the role of the opposition to criticize legislation that we bring forward, but, Bill 197, if passed, will provide some of the toughest legislation when it comes to impaired driving anywhere in this country. I was just doing a quick search on the number of repeat impaired drivers that we see in headlines across Ontario. The first one that popped up: “‘Frustrating Is an Understatement. Repeat Drunk Drivers Ongoing Problem in Caledon.” And this headline is repeated over and over again.

If passed, this legislation will restrict drivers from driving at all. It will take away their licence, and it will also include a lock on the steering wheel. I’m just wondering if the member opposite could speak to the measures that this bill proposes and whether she would support toughening legislation against impaired driving.