Mr. Speaker, I don’t have to point out to the Member that enforcement and penalties are just one portion of what it would take to deal with the issue of distracted driving education. It has to be part of that process. We have started doing the communications. We are talking to the communities. We are talking to the City of Yellowknife. I know he’s very much in a hurry and is a very impatient person, but there are certain steps that we have to take. I will remind the Member again, in case he wasn’t here for the vote, but we did vote in this House and the vote to bring in legislation on cell phones was defeated. It is my job now to have all the information in place before I go back to the standing committee to present that information so they can see what work is out there, how serious this concern is and then I would take a measure on whether there is enough support to bring it forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 250-16(4): Legislation To Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving
In the Legislative Assembly on February 3rd, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 250-16(4): Legislation To Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving
Oral Questions
February 2nd, 2010
Deh Cho
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