Impaired driving in Canada

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• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Operation
• 1.3 Investigating Impairment
• 1.4 Proof of Impairment
• 1.5 Proof of Blood Alcohol/Blood Drug Concentration (BAC/BDC)
• 1.6 Defences
• 1.7 Sentencing

• 2.1 Impaired Operation—The Offence
• 2.2 Operation
• 2.3 Operation by Care or Control
• 2.4 Proof of Impairment
• 2.5 Evidence of Impairment by Alcohol
• 2.6 Evidence of Impairment by Drug
• 2.7 Impaired Causing Bodily Harm/Death

• 3.1 The Offences
• 3.2 The 80+ Exceptions
• 3.3 Roadside Screening For Alcohol or Drugs
• 3.4 Standard Field Sobriety Tests
• 3.5 Drug Recognition Examination
• 3.6 Demand for Bodily Samples
• 3.7 Refuse to Comply with a Demand
• 3.8 Proof of Blood Alcohol Concentration
• 3.9 Admissibility of Blood Test Evidence
• 3.10 Proof of Blood Drug Concentration

• 4.1 Mens Rea Defences
• 4.2 Necessity
• 4.3 Duress
• 4.4 Multiple Convictions
• 4.5 Automatism
• 4.6 Intoxication
• 4.7 Entrapment

• 5.1 Administrative Measures
• 5.2 Sentencing—Statutory Provisions
• 5.3 Sentencing Procedure
• 5.4 Sentencing—Cases