Help! DS in trouble in Canada. Any words of advice?

[DUTI]

He's been an idiot. He knows it. He doesn't deny it.

He went out last night and got so drunk that he thought it would be a good idea to drive home. The Police spotted him and have done him for driving under the influence.

Is there anything he can do to mitigate things? He drives for a living so losing his licence is bad news.
Anybody got any wise words on the best way to approach this in Canada?

I'm Canadian but live in the UK. My cousin in Toronto failed a roadside breathalyser test last year, had to go to court, and had his license taken away for a year. As a result he lost his job as he could no longer get to work. None of us were at all sympathetic or tried to mitigate his situation because a whole branch of our family tree was wiped out by a drunk driver who hit their station wagon. It was decades ago and some of my relatives are still grieving. Losing his job or getting deported is a perfectly reasonable consequence of the choice your son made IMHO.

Well keep up bibble, because none of that is happening

Except he was not impaired by a legal standard, and the consequence is not to get deported or to be tried under the Criminal Code..

He was found "impaired" pursuant to provincial legislation. Provinces cannot impose criminal sanctions. Even the license suspensions handed out be provinces is currently being challenged.

What is he going to tell his work about the 90 day driving ban?

Well keep up bibble, because none of that is happening

That's how you talk to some who has just said they lost a family member to drink driving? Shit, that's cold.

That’s no cold. She’s only saying it to guilt trip a total stranger who isn’t even reading the thread

What is he going to tell his work about the 90 day driving ban?
He's told them already. It's complicated because boss is out of town so can't really deal with it at the moment, but is being understanding.

She’s only saying it to guilt trip a total stranger who isn’t even reading the thread

I'm not trying to guilt trip anyone. What's done is done and I don't think "feeling guilty" accomplishes anything - changing your behaviour is what accomplishes things. I just think drunk driving is inexcusable, and the law in most places is far too lenient when you consider what's at stake IMHO. I guess it's nice for the OPs kid that he's getting off pretty lightly and won't have to suffer any real consequences for making a decision that could have been fatal for multiple people 🤷‍♀️
The guy who killed 2 parents, 2 kids and a grandmother in my family leaving one child with no surviving immediate family went to prison for (IIRC) 9 months, because the punishment was based on how far over the limit he was, not on the impact of his actions.
I have very little respect for anyone who minimises drunk driving or tries to get people off the hook for it, get a lighter punishment for their relatives etc.

He’s had a lucky escape DUTI hope he learns from it and doesn’t do it again.

Bibble, as there was no criminal charge, he could not have been drunk. It sounds as if he had a reading below the legal limit for impaired driving.