News Summary

• MADD Canada’s Advocacy Day is an opportunity for victims and survivors to share firsthand the real and lasting consequences of impaired driving with Parliamentarians and Senators.
• Every year, hundreds of people are killed and thousands more are injured in crashes involving alcohol, cannabis, and/or other drugs.
• In 2021 alone, police laid almost 80,000 charges and short-term suspensions for impaired driving.
• More than 90% of Canadians view impaired driving as a serious public safety issue, yet fewer than half believe governments are doing enough to address it.