You can read the actual Bill here:
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDA...4_bill-016.pdf
Despite what Global has said, there is nothing in it specifically about eating. The only part that could encompass eating is this basic blanket statement:
Quote:
Prohibited activities
115.4(1) Subject to this section and the regulations made under section 115.5, no individual shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while engaged in an activity that distracts the individual from the operation of the vehicle, including but not limited to- reading or viewing printed material,
- writing, printing or sketching,
- engaging in personal grooming or hygiene, and
- any other activity that may be prescribed in the regulations.
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