Finally, another social issue in play seems to be Don McMorris’s recent charge for drunk driving.
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In the courtroom, McMorris said he is ashamed and embarrassed for his actions and he regrets his decision on August 5.
He was driving from Fort Qu’Appelle around 11.30 a.m. on August 5 when he was videoed by the RCMP weaving from the centre line to the other side of the rumble strips. He failed a breathalyzer test with a reading of 0.210 mg – the legal limit is 0.08 mg.
McMorris was in court this morning, where Judge Barbara Tomkins fined him $1,820 and suspended his license for one year.
“I know so much better than that”.
McMorris says he has already been for counselling in regards to his drinking. The politician thought he was OK to drive the next morning, said Fox. “But saying sorry is not enough”, said McMorris in an official statement on August 6. “It’s a word I hear too rarely in this courtroom”, said the judge.
She also said he has already lost credibility with the public.
McMorris was charged on August 5, he resigned from cabinet the following day. He also left the Saskatchewan Party’s caucus. Remember: This is the beginning of the third term of a government that achieved the near impossible of getting that third term. In addition to being deputy premier, McMorris oversaw the province’s liquor and gaming authority, was the minister of Crown investments and was responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the government’s publicly owned automobile insurer.
This has been a summer of discontent for Wall’s forces that really began with the Provincial Auditor’s report on both the Regina by-pass and Global Transportation Hub that illustrated highly questionable management practices of both former highways minister Nancy Heppner and former GTH/economy minister Bill Boyd.
He added he’s lucky no one was hurt physically but acknowledged the hurt he caused his family.
“I know better. I absolutely know better”.
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I would do anything if I could change that day but I can’t. I need to make some changes in my life and am committed to that so that this never, ever happens again.
