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Winnipeg Free Press › August 21, 2009

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"We can make a car so it can't be stolen," [John Douglas] said. "We can't do that with drunk driving."

"It may be that there isn't a business case, but they need to be more aggressive here," [Byron Williams] said. "A lot of people are dying needlessly in this province."

"MPI invests a lot of money back into Manitoba," he said. "They do more than other insurance companies to protect people."

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Foiling car theft is profitable for MPI; deterring drunks -- not so much

Mia Rabson

MANITOBA Public Insurance is giving impaired driving short shrift in its road safety programs, local consumer groups say.

They question whether the government auto insurance monopoly is fixated on auto theft.

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