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Alberta judge wants new law to limit number of drinks served in bars

A judge says the Alberta government should pass a law limiting the number of drinks a person can be served in a bar.
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FORT MCMURRAY — A judge says the Alberta government should pass a law limiting the number of drinks a person can be served in a bar.

The recommendation is in an inquiry report about the death of Ronald Joseph Macauley.

Macauley died in November 2007 after drinking at least 20 ounces of hard liquor in less than three hours at a hotel bar in Fort McMurray.

He had a blood alcohol level about six times the legal driving limit and later died in hospital.

The province’s Gaming and Liquor Act currently requires bartenders stop serving liquor to patrons who appear intoxicated.

Provincial court Judge James Jacques says a hard limit also needs to be set on the amount of alcohol served over a given time period to prevent fatal drinking binges.