November 2025

Episode 427: Refusals, Ambulances, and a Tesla at IKEA

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a B.C. refusal case testing Saskatchewan’s groundbreaking “intent to fail” ruling, explore whether police can eavesdrop in ambulances, and break down a Nova Scotia decision about mandatory jail time for impaired causing bodily harm. Plus, the Ridiculous Driver of the Week involves a Tesla and the front doors of IKEA.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 373

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: The Law of the Crown

The pageant world provides a strange mix of glamour, glitter, and legal grief. This week the Miss Universe competition made headlines again for all the wrong reasons. It is a reminder that when the lights go out and the tiaras are boxed up, the contracts remain and the world of beauty pageants can also be Weird and Wacky.

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Your Right to a Fair Hearing: Allegations of Bias in Traffic Court

Disputing a traffic ticket can often feel like an uphill battle, especially when you’re representing yourself. Self-represented people often do not have the benefit of knowledge of legal procedure or knowledge of the particular quirks of a judge or justice presiding over their case. It is therefore important for the players involved in traffic court, including the officer prosecuting the ticket and the judicial justice, to ensure the trial is fair.

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, R. v. Advincula, 2025 BCSC 1662, has highlighted the importance of procedural fairness in traffic court.

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Sentencing for Impaired Driving Causing Death: 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 discusses a case involving sentencing for impaired driving causing death. The accused asked to serve her sentence in the community, arguing that she no longer posed a risk to the public. Although she ultimately received a conditional sentence from the appellate court, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case—missing an opportunity to clarify how judges should assess “public protection” when considering community-based sentences in impaired driving cases.

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