backlog created by COVID-19, the PPSC issued recommended guidelines for determining which Canadian drug offences were to be prioritized to be tried, with a focus on diversion programs being used to create some rehabilitative and punitive result for accused persons. Critics such as MADD Canada were somewhat upset by this development due to an uptick in impaired driving being charged as careless driving. Directors of Public Prosecutions References External links PPSC-SPPC Website Federal departments and agencies of Canada Prosecution Canadian law articles needing expert attention Law enforcement in Canada