What do I say when I go through a roadblock?
An annual CounterAttack roadblock focusing on impaired drivers. (BC Government) One of the most difficult questions I get as a lawyer is probably also the
Month: January 2018
Kyla Lee Interviewed By CBC Vancouver At 6
Aldo Trinetti is a 50-year-old man who was charged with impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, and refusing to provide a breath sample.
When can police take your fingerprints in Canada?
Identity is a big thing in criminal law. There’s always the question of whether someone is in fact who they claim to be. It makes
Kyla Lee interviewed on Global News
Marijuana vendors who return to set up shop at an illegal pot market in downtown Vancouver may be putting themselves at more risk than they
The Government’s Big Cell Phone Enforcement Secret
A few months ago, the BC Government announced yet another increase in the penalties for distracted driving tickets in this province. I have previously written
Rest of the world has foreign driver’s licences figured out, why hasn’t BC?
BC’s lack of clarification for foreign drivers is definitely confusing. For one, all the Motor Vehicle Act requires is that a foreign driver carries a
Criminal sentences are not about pleasing the victim
Connor Neurauter was sentenced to three months’ jail for sexual interference with a 13-year-old girl. (Facebook) This past week, a lot of outrage has been
Immediate Roadside Prohibitions unfairly punish the innocent
In doing a large number of IRP Judicial Review cases, I get a good sense of the overall fairness of the scheme. The issue is
Is marijuana-impaired driving really a crisis? I say not.
The promise of legal marijuana by July 1, 2018 appears to have gone up in a puff of smoke. The federal government has manufactured a
