This week, Kyla Lee hosts the podcast solo and discusses a troubling impaired driving case involving police deception about access to counsel, along with proposed legislation that could expand police tracking powers.
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Episode 444: Police Misleading an Accused About Counsel & New Tracking Warrant Powers Read More »
It’s been a minute since I’ve donned my official Chip Guru hat, but the legal world has been suspiciously salty lately. If you thought the only drama in the chip aisle was whether to pick Ketchup or All-Dressed, think again. From secret cartels to microscopic mold, the courtroom is currently crunchier than a kettle-cooked chip.
This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays we look at three stories proving that when it comes to potato chips, the law is never far behind.
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We have all had that one hobby that perhaps got a little bit out of hand. For some, it is sourdough starters; for others, it is collecting vintage Volvos. But for David Eaglestone, a semi-retired businessman from Smithers, his passion project was a bit more bureaucratic: filing an astronomical number of information requests with the Insurance Council of British Columbia.
In the recent case of Eaglestone v. Insurance Council of British Columbia, we get a front-row seat to what happens when a hobbyist’s quest for documents meets a regulatory body’s breaking point, leading the court to finally throw up its hands and say, “enough is enough”.
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This week, we discuss a B.C. Court of Appeal decision clarifying what victims must do to identify a hit-and-run driver before claiming compensation from ICBC. We also break down a judicial review involving a roadside breath test refusal and the Immediate Roadside Prohibition system.
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Episode 443: Hit-and-Run Insurance, Breath Test Refusals & a Police Cruiser on a Trailer Read More »
Welcome back to Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, where the legal news is stranger than fiction and the criminals are somehow getting dumber yet more ambitious and successful at the same time. This week, we are going full crypto. Not because cryptocurrency is inherently weird (though let’s be honest, it kind of is) but because the people using it apparently never got the memo that “anonymous” does not mean “unstoppable.”
Buckle up.
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In a digital world where we share photos of our lives daily, a recent landmark court decision in British Columbia has just set a huge legal boundary: just because your photo is online doesn’t mean it’s public property for any company to use.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently delivered its judgment in Clearview AI Inc. v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner), a case with massive implications for our digital privacy.
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My Face is Not a Public Commodity – Clearview AI Loses Legal Challenge Read More »
This week, we discuss Vancouver’s plan to create its own in-house police training academy, examine a traffic court appeal involving distracted driving and cross-examination fairness, and analyze an Alberta motorcycle case where the rider claimed he couldn’t hear police sirens because he modified his exhaust.
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Justice is blind. Or so we are told. But it’s also surprisingly good at sniffing people out of trash cans. Welcome back to Weird and Wacky Wednesdays. This week’s edition is dedicated to those bold and frankly delusional souls who looked the long arm of the law in the eye and said, “No thank you, I’ll be leaving now.”
Spoiler: they mostly didn’t get far.
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In R. v. Leippi, 2026 BCPC 26, the BC Provincial Court convicted a recreational drone operator of “interfering with fire control” under the Wildfire Act.
The case arose from the 2023 Kelowna wildfire. Mr. Leippi was operating a small drone from a boat on Okanagan Lake to capture footage of fire damage. A helicopter pilot who was bucketing water for wildfire suppression noticed the drone, became irritated by its presence, and briefly attempted to knock it out of the air with water before moving on. Conservation officers saw this and then seized the drone and charged Mr. Leippi.
At trial, the only question was whether Mr. Leippi’s operation of the drone “interfered” with fire control. The court concluded that it did.
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A new episode of Driving Law is now available.
This week, Kyla discusses appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence in a case about compelled accident statements and the right to silence. The episode also examines privacy law, AI facial recognition, and the risks of expanding surveillance technology.
…Episode 441: Supreme Court Right to Silence Case & AI Privacy ConcernsRead More »
Episode 441: Supreme Court Right to Silence Case & AI Privacy Concerns Read More »
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