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Reminder for Parents and Guardians
August 25, 2008
OTTAWA – Once again, the Canada Safety Council would like to remind parents and guardians to instil safety rules in their children in order to have them travel to and from school safely. Take the time to know the rules and educate your children a…
Report Blows the Whistle on Railway Safety
April 3, 2008
On March 7 a report on railway safety was quietly tabled in the House of Commons. It received almost no media attention even though it came in the wake of two derailments in southern Ontario : one in Burlington on February 18, the other in Halton …
Should we raise the drinking age to 21?
March 31, 2008
According to the 2007 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, students in grades 7 to 12 say it is “really easy” for them to access alcohol. Even though Ontario ‘s drinking age is 19, a significant portion of youth aged 15 and over are drinkin…
Safety Experts Oppose Lower Criminal BAC
February 12, 2008
OTTAWA – Justice Canada is looking into the advisability of lowering criminal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits. Victim advocates have asked the government to lower the BAC from the current level of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitr…
Keeping Drunk Drivers Off The Road
January 18, 2008
Ottawa —A 2007 survey by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) found that 8.2 percent of respondents had driven when they thought they were over the legal limit at least once in the past year. Canada-wide that works out to 1.84 million dru…