The SAAQ, Quebec’s auto-insurance board, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a questionnaire.
The SAAQ, Quebec’s auto-insurance board, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a questionnaire. The allegation is that a document used to assess the risk of impaired drivers re-offending was discriminatory. The action in the Quebec Superior Court could lead to millions of dollars in compensation being paid to thousands of drivers if the court finds in favor of the plaintiffs. Among the key issues are that some of the questions on the document were not deemed to be pertinent to the process of assessing the risk. According to The Huffington Post the SAAQ has not commented other than to say that the questionnaire was prepared by professionals with the intention of lowering risk on the province’s roads. The case is expected to be in the courts for a lengthy period.
