Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would briefly like to speak in favour of this bill. My colleague, Mr. Braden, has pointed out that young people in particular have led the fight to see this sort of legislation come forward. I'm pleased that we are now able to follow through on the request that we had, that we bring forward this kind of legislation.
We have made tremendous strides in reducing the numbers of impaired drivers on our roads in the Northwest Territories over the last 10 years, but it's not enough. We still have a ways to go, and with this kind of legislation and by reducing the amount of blood alcohol content that a driver may have before they suffer consequences, I think we will be indicating to people in the Territories and across Canada that we do not accept this kind of behaviour. It is not acceptable anywhere or at any time, and we will be tough on the people who drive after drinking.
Mr. Speaker, I think another important aspect is that we're moving towards a graduated licensing program. All of the research that I've read indicates that that tends to allow young people and new drivers a chance to become conversant with the rules of the road and how to control a vehicle safely, before they get too far into dangerous circumstances.
So, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to congratulate the Minister on bringing this forward, and indicate that I will be supporting this bill wholeheartedly.
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