December 2023

Kyla on Castanet News: Uber not allowed to pick up passengers at Kelowna International Airport

You could be out of luck if you want to grab an Uber from Kelowna international Airport this holiday season. While other ride hailing companies are picking up passengers at YLW, Uber is still holding out.

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Kyla on Ticker TV News: Vancouver city councillors are charging taxpayers for verification on social media

When the City of Vancouver’s budget was released this week, one item that stood out was the expensed cost of councillors’ verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, and Mo Amir, a Vancouver podcast host, tell Gloria Macarenko that it’s an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds.

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Kyla on CBC: Who should be paying for city councillors’ verified social media accounts?

When the City of Vancouver’s budget was released this week, one item that stood out was the expensed cost of councillors’ verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, and Mo Amir, a Vancouver podcast host, tell Gloria Macarenko that it’s an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds.

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Driving Law Podcast Episode 320: “New and Improved” Trucking Regulations, Deportation, Red Light Cameras and Teslas

On this extended episode Kyla and Paul discuss the “new and improved” trucking regulations, the deportation of Jasikirat Sidhu, the problems of defence with red light cameras and the Tesla autopilot recalls.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 275

I am often attacked on social media for purportedly “keeping drunk drivers on the road.” It’s a little tiring but also consistent with the new more toxic world of social media. It seems some people are simply unwilling to turn their minds to the fact that innocent people are regularly arrested for DUI. This week we’re going to look at some of the tremendously stupid wrongful DUI arrests recently reported. In one case, my close friend Sarah Schielke secured another significant settlement for one her clients that has helped pay for her building. In another, the police have sued the driver they wrongly arrested. In the third the police admitted on camera that the off-duty firefighter was sober but they arrested him for DUI anyway.

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Kyla on RadioNLNews Mornings with Jeff & Bill: Hudson’s Bay workers in Kamloops, B.C., walk off the job in wage dispute

“…You have to wonder if this is the right move or if this may push the employer into a position where they’re forced to close.”

“One of the problems between management and unionized employees is management are the people who know exactly how much it costs to run the business… the cost of all the overhead, the cost of the employees and the benefits programs and how much you have to sell per day just to keep the lights on… much less make a profit…”

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Rowbotham Applications: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Rowbotham Applications… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: City of Vancouver’s move to abolish the elected Vancouver Park Board

Kyla Lee and Mo Amir speak with Gloria Macarenko about Sim’s big bet and the rise of the BC Conservatives.

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