Those 'ducks' were most likely Canadian Geese... which are treated like royalty in Canada. Unfortunately for the driver, if she had run over the geese, she could have faced charges for that too. I'd ultimately come down to the police and judge's decision. Stop for the geese or plow through them; its a lose-lose situation for the driver either ways unfortunately.
The sensible thing would be to lift all the bloody protection laws surrounding the damn birds! Our laws for protecting them and their habitat is just plain crazy!
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