June 2024

Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Mo Amir: Soapbox Social: The politics of health care in B.C.

Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, discuss the politics of health care in B.C., whether or not Justin Trudeau should step down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and the significance of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim converting a city hall boardroom into a gym with his equipment.

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Kyla in Vancouver Is Awesome: ‘It’s absolutely wild’: Locals react to people being escorted off Vancouver beaches

Scores of Vancouverites feel the city should ease up on enforcing operating hours on beaches. But police say significant public safety challenges arise on the shores after dark. 

Operating hours for Vancouver’s parks, beaches, and gardens are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation works with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to be more “proactive about educating and enforcing the rules around operating hours” during the summer months. 

“This is in the interest of public safety as we tend to see larger gatherings of people during warmer months at our more popular beaches,” the board told V.I.A.

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Vicarious Liability: 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!” In this episode, Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee examines the issue of vicarious liability for police misconduct, focusing on a significant case involving the City of Saint John, New Brunswick. This class action lawsuit was filed against the city due to alleged sexual misconduct by one of its police officers, raising critical questions about employer liability and police accountability.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Property owners take NDP government to court over new short-term rental rules

A handful of members of a group of property owners from across B.C., known as the West Coast Association of Property Owners, assembled outside the B.C. Supreme Court in Victoria on Monday during a break in their court case.

The group are petitioners in a court action they’ve brought against the provincial government. They’re upset because they operated legal short-term rentals—until the NDP’s new short-term rental laws came into effect last month.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Mo Amir: Soapbox Social: Is crime and public safety a priority in B.C. this election?

Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee weigh in on how B.C. United, the B.C. Conservatives and the B.C. NDP are talking, or not talking, about crime and public safety ahead of the provincial election.

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Kyla in the CBA National: Foreign influence registry raises solicitor-client privilege concerns

Civil society groups say the federal government’s foreign agent registry legislation may be too vague and broad in its scope. That lack of specificity is raising concerns it may impact on solicitor-client privilege.

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