November 2025

Episode 430: Mandatory vs. Suspicion Demands, Uber Drivers, & Christmas Lights

This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul take on a deeply concerning Ontario ruling that blurs the line between lawful and unlawful ASD demands, raising major Charter implications. They also dig into a BC guilty plea decision affecting Uber drivers, Ontario’s proposal for child-support penalties, and a festive but illegal Ridiculous Driver of the Week.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta

On the Coast’s Soapbox Social panelists Mo Amir and Kyla Lee weigh in with Gloria Macarenko on the fallout surrounding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pipeline agreement with Alberta — now that federal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault has resigned over environmental issues, concerns about building a new pipeline and lifting the tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta Read More »

Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 3

Welcome to British Columbia’s only weekly DUI law update newsletter. This newsletter contains the most cutting-edge information, the newest case law, and helpful practice tips for DUI defence in BC. 

Authored by Kyla Lee, BC’s Impaired Driving Update is released weekly on Thursdays. 

What’s inside: 

  • Immediate Roadside Prohibition Review Tips! 
  • Impaired driving case updates and successes 
  • DUI Decision of the Week: an important DUI case precedent 
  • Kyla’s Insight 
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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 3 Read More »

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 376

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Lottery Law Edition

I’d like to win a big lottery prize. Who wouldn’t? There have been two distillery owners who won big in Canadian lotteries, and I think I should be next. The odds aren’t good, however. But it appears the odds are good that with any winning ticket there will be some legal drama.

A winning ticket can bring out the best in people, although recent news stories about lottery wins suggest the opposite. Here are three recent cases that prove a lottery win may bring big legal headaches.

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BC Supreme Court Chambers Consultation: What Lawyers Said—and What the Court Plans to Do

The BC Supreme Court recently asked for feedback on how to make chambers more efficient and accessible. Over a hundred lawyers and litigants responded. I took part in that process and offered several practical suggestions. The Court has now released its Summary of Feedback and many of the ideas I raised are reflected in it.

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Legal Representation: 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, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation explores an extradition case where an accused person was denied an adjournment after switching lawyers shortly before the hearing. Despite the high stakes of facing trial in a foreign country, the court refused to delay the proceeding—prompting a challenge that ultimately failed to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. This case raises fundamental questions about the right to counsel and what fair representation really looks like when timing, preparation, and legal strategy collide.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: B.C. pipeline politics and Vancouver’s mayor defends city budget

Tensions have ramped up between B.C. and Alberta over the idea of an oil pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast. And, in a series of interviews, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has defended his city’s cuts to arts and culture while boosting the VPD budget by $50 million as necessary.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: B.C. pipeline politics and Vancouver’s mayor defends city budget Read More »

Episode 429: Demerits, Dishonesty, and the Dump Truck Tesla Push

This week on Driving Law, Paul and I look at a Nanaimo case involving a cognitively impaired driver who scored 215 demerits on a medical assessment, a court ruling on improperly sworn police reports, hidden roadside surveillance in the U.S., and a dump truck pushing a Tesla in Richmond.

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Kyla Lee on Info News 420: What you should know about having cannabis in your vehicle in BC

Most people are careful about having booze in their car while they’re driving, but B.C. has cannabis transportation laws that are just as strict.

Kyla Lee is a Vancouver lawyer with some expertise in cannabis law.

“There’s a lot of regulations around cannabis that people aren’t aware of,” Lee told iNFOnews.ca.

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Kyla Lee on Info News 420: What you should know about having cannabis in your vehicle in BC Read More »

Kyla’s Court on This is VANCOLOUR: Was CFIA’s ‘ostrich cull’ government tyranny?

What really happened during the Edgewood, B.C. ostrich cull, the shocking animal story that made international headlines? What legal power does the government have to seize and destroy animals in this province? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Kyla Lee (Acumen Law) to break down the laws, thresholds, and rights at the centre of this high-profile case.

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Kyla’s Court on This is VANCOLOUR: Was CFIA’s ‘ostrich cull’ government tyranny? Read More »

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