The accused was charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a drug on September 26, 2016 in Burlington.
The Crown proceeded summarily and the accused pleaded not guilty.
The trial focused on whether the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused's ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by a drug, specifically cannabis.
The accused testified that he was not impaired.
The court found the accused guilty based on a constellation of objectively discernible facts including speeding, poor performance on drug recognition evaluation tests, bloodshot eyes, droopy eyelids, confusion regarding time and date, and toxicological evidence of cannabis and other drugs in his system.
