June 2026

CBC News: Conditional discharge of B.C. child killer ‘deeply concerning’: Premier Eby | Hanomansing Tonight

B.C. Premier David Eby is criticizing the review board’s decision to grant a conditional discharge to Allan Schoenborn, the man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children in 2008, calling it ‘deeply concerning.’ Criminal defence lawyer Kyla Lee says Eby’s comments are ‘inappropriate’ and undermine confidence in the justice system. Lee gives a legal analysis behind the conditional release decision.

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Driving Law Episode 455: Obstruction, Sovereign Citizens & Fleeing Traffic Stops

Two recent BC court decisions have clarified important questions about obstruction and the limits of criminal driving offences. One case examines when a driver’s refusal to identify themselves can become criminal obstruction, while the other looks at whether a driver can be convicted of flight from police when officers choose not to pursue.

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Soapbox Social: There’s a new BC Conservative leader in town

The panel discussion covers several developing political situations in British Columbia, including a potential revival of the BC Liberal Party, the leadership of the BC Conservatives, and policing scandals in Surrey.

“I think there is a division in the party, and uniting people is going to be a challenge. The positions she has been taking on things like SOGI may alienate some fiscal conservatives who do not have a particular issue with those types of things. Balancing that, not going too far to the right while also not going too far left and alienating more right-leaning party members, is a delicate tightrope she will have to walk.”

Listen here.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 27

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 of the Week
  • Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
  • Resources
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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 401

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: No Car Required

People tend to think impaired driving is something that only happens behind the wheel of a car. It is one of the most common misconceptions I run into. The Criminal Code does not use the word car. It uses the word conveyance, and it defines a conveyance as a motor vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, or railway equipment. That is a very wide net. If it carries you from one place to another, the impaired driving laws are almost certainly paying attention.

I tell clients this all the time and they rarely believe me until they meet someone it happened to. So this week I went looking for the people it happened to. All three of the main stories come from Ontario, all three charges were laid by the OPP, and not one of them involves a car. What they share is a person who climbed onto something conveyance after a few too many and learned that the law does not care how many wheels you have. Or whether you have any wheels at all.

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Self-Defence in Dangerous Driving Cases

A personal dispute can quickly transform into a legal tragedy with life-altering consequences. In R. v. Lafferty, a young woman’s attempt to flee a tense confrontation resulted in the death of another person. The Court of Appeal for Northwest Territory was tasked with deciding whether her actions, driven by a subjective sense of fear, could be legally justified as self-defence.

This case shows the high bar that must be cleared to successfully claim self-defence when a motor vehicle is involved. The law balances the right to personal safety against the heavy responsibility of operating a vehicle in public spaces.

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This is VANCOLOUR with Kyla Lee: These summer activities could accidentally make you a criminal (Kyla Lee)

“I think one of the biggest ways that people break the law in the summer in transportation comes to their mixing of alcohol and driving. That’s definitely one. There’s also all sorts of different alternative transportation methods that are fun to use in the nice weather but aren’t necessarily street legal. Certain types of electric motor bicycles and dirt bikes that people like to use on the streets.”

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Lawsuits Against Doctors: 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 a doctor’s potential duty of care to third parties who may be harmed by a patient. The case arose after a patient with a history of mental health and addiction issues, including prior violence toward family members, was treated and released from care. After returning home, the patient murdered her father. The surviving mother sued the doctor, arguing that the risk of harm was foreseeable and that the doctor owed a duty of care not only to the patient, but also to family members who could be affected by the release decision. The doctor sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing that physicians generally owe duties only to their patients. The court allowed the claim to proceed.

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