The Ontario government is rejecting proposed legislation from OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino that would make drivers pay for accidents caused by negligence.
Fantino's proposed law would let insurance companies off the hook and make motorists pay for accidents in which they were driving aggressively in poor weather.
Fantino says at least 40 per cent of crashes are caused because people are going too fast in poor conditions and not paying attention.
He says his proposal targets people "who could care less" about how they are driving when the roads are bad.
Fantino says his proposal mirrors laws currently on the books in almost every state in the U.S.
Public Safety Minister Rick Bartolucci was unavailable for comment on Monday, but his office said the ministry is not considering any winter driving amendments to Ontario's Highway Traffic Act.
No one in government would comment on the appropriateness of a top police official taking on the job of elected politicians and drafting a new law.
The offices of Premier Dalton McGuinty, Attorney General Chris Bentley, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley and Bartolucci all declined to answer questions about Fantino's proposal.