Canada Day will make the start of tough new drunk driving penalties in Alberta.

As of July first if you are pulled over and blow more than .08, your license will be taken away and so will your vehicle for three days.

“People continue to drive when they are over .08,” said Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver. “We need a more effective way to change that behaviour. These penalties are about making sure that all of us feel more secure when we go out on Alberta’s roadways.”

If your are caught again, you loose your vehicle for seven days.

And those caught with a graduated licence will loose their license for a month and car for a week.

“The tougher penalties are all about helping more Albertans get home safe,” said Jonathan Denis, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General. “The penalties, combined with the continued great work of our enforcement partners across the province, will reduce the needless deaths and injuries caused by drunk drivers.”

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