Kyla Lee interviewed on Global News at 6: former RCMP inspector found not guilty of sex assault
That a sexual encounter occurred was acknowledged. The issue was whether it was consensual. She said it wasn’t Shields said it was.
Supporters of the amendment believe it will reduce the number of impaired driving charges across Canada, while critics argue that it will put more impaired drivers in court, resulting in a greater burden on the justice system.
There are often times when the law says one thing while police officers think another. And one of the more common examples in British Columbia would be the enforcement of the driving privileges of foreigners studying in BC.
BC’s Motor Vehicle Act allows exemptions for those who carry a valid driver’s licence from their home country, and who are also attending a valid educational institution. As long as that criteria is met, the only requirement is that those who hold foreign licences produce their licence if a police officer demands it.
Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee says accused drivers are subject to a process they aren’t even aware exists and don’t take part in, where a police officer’s word is god, and zero records are kept.
Acumen lawyer Kyla Lee answers this question in her interview on CBC:
CKNW: You wrote about this on your blog and raised many points of issues you have with this … what is your concern with what the government has announced?
Earlier this week the provincial government announced it was cracking down on dangerous drivers which could see those caught street racing lose their driving privileges for up to three years and not just a few days.