March 2026

5 Things You Need to Know About Driving Prohibitions in BC

A driving prohibition in British Columbia can upend your life overnight including your job, your family, your independence. I defend all types of driving prohibitions in British Columbia. Whether it arrived at the roadside or in the mail, here is what you need to know right now about driving prohibitions in BC.

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Certificate Evidence: 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 examines a case involving breathalyzer evidence and procedural fairness in impaired driving prosecutions. In most cases, the Crown relies on a certificate to prove a person’s blood alcohol concentration, which becomes conclusive evidence if properly admitted. However, strict procedural timelines apply. The Crown must provide reasonable notice of its intention to rely on the certificate, and the defence must give 30 days’ notice if seeking to cross-examine the technician or analyst. In this case, the certificate was served only seven days before trial. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal found this acceptable, and the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeal.

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Episode 446: Supreme Court Clarifies Police Powers on Private Property

This week, we discuss a major Supreme Court of Canada decision on when police can enter private property without a warrant.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Meta and YouTube liable in California social media addiction trial

Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a California jury found the social media giant and video streamer were designed to hook young users without concern for their well-being.

The decision, delivered Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, could influence the outcome of thousands of similar cases accusing social media companies of deliberately harming children.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 17

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:

  • Impaired Driving Defence Tip
  • IRP Decision of the Week
  • DUI Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
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No Mercy March: What to Know If You Got an “Electronic Device” Ticket This Month

If you got pulled over this month for using your phone while driving, you are not alone. March is Distracted Driving Awareness and Enforcement Month in BC, and police agencies across the province are not treating it as a formality. This year’s enforcement has been coordinated, aggressive, and province-wide.

Here is what you need to know.

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CBC News: Majority of B.C.’s courthouses inaccessible, unsafe for intimate partner violence victims: report

A new report from a Vancouver-based non-profit has found that a majority of B.C.’s courthouses are unsafe for victims of intimate partner violence, and often fail to meet accessibility standards.

The report from Rise Women’s Legal Centre found that, out of 73 courthouses that were studied, 42 per cent didn’t include enough space for someone who used a wheelchair or crutches.

In addition, two-thirds of the court locations did not have multiple entrances and exits, and almost none had multiple ways to get in and out of courtrooms themselves.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 391

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: The “Special Delivery” Edition

Welcome to another instalment of Weird and Wacky Wednesdays. In the legal world, we often talk about the “chain of custody” for evidence. Usually, that involves police carefully bagging items at a crime scene. This week, however, we have one defendant who skipped the middleman, bringing the evidence directly to the station. Then we have the weird corn hole guy case and a case where the officer hitched a ride on the hood of a stranger’s car.

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The Richmond Sentinel: Insight on Richmond’s Surveillance Cameras with Kyla Lee

In this edition of Richmond Stories, the Richmond Sentinel sat down with Kyla Lee, an accomplished criminal lawyer, author, and educator to share some of her insights on the City of Richmond’s surveillance cameras used at intersections.

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Kyla on CTV News: B.C. Tesla driver ‘zoned out’ using illegal self-driving mode: police

Police in British Columbia are reminding electric vehicle owners that self-driving features are illegal on the province’s roadways after a woman was pulled over and fined for appearing to sleep behind the wheel.

The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer spotted the Tesla driver with her eyes closed and her arms crossed while travelling eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway during the morning rush hour on March 17.

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