Quebec Retains .08 Blood Alcohol Limit Despite Coroner’s Urging

April 23, 2025, 7:20 pm

Quebec authorities have firmly decided to stick with the 0.08 legal blood alcohol limit despite a fourth coroner’s recommendation for change. The move, which defies mounting public health pressure, serves as a defiant stand amid simmering debates over road safety.


globalnews.ca / Quebec won’t drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner’s recommendation

Quebec is the only province that has not established a legal limit lower than the .08 — 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood — set in the Criminal Code.

thestar.com / Quebec won't drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner's recommendation

QUÉBEC - Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the province will not be lowering the legal blood alcohol limit despite another coroner's report released this week urging the province to act.


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