So when is dead dead? And just why is Canada redefining death?
It’s all about consistency.
Transport Canada has changed how it classifies fatalities as a result of motor vehicle accidents. In other words, they changed the definition of death.
Because each province and city had their own ways of defining a road accident death, the country decided it needed one consistent definition. Period. Because the inconsistencies placed some jurisdictions at a “statistical disadvantage.” And that is bad.
Transport Canada just wants to count roadway deaths. Not murders or suicides or medical conditions or acts of God, even if they occur on a paved road.
So now, if you are killed in a motor vehicle accident in Canada, your demise is now officially defined as: “Any person killed immediately or dying within 30 days as a result of an unintentional injury incurred in a crash involving at least one motor vehicle, in motion, on a public road, as defined in relevant legislation in each jurisdiction.”