Is there a distinction between impaired and affected between the words "impaired" and "affected"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Her Majesty the Queen v. Stark, 2006 BCSC 1134 (CanLII):
Finally, I do not interpret Rhys v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles et al. to stand for the proposition that there is a distinction between “impaired” and “affected” in the manner suggested by the trial judge. Rather, it would appear that in that case, the court was merely referring to the exact wording of the different offences set out in s. 254 of the Criminal Code, and s. 215 of the Motor Vehicle Act, respectively.
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