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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 158

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays often raises more questions than anything. It’s not my expectation that people come here each Wednesday for answers – I get that. This week is, perhaps, an extreme example. And the questions this week are all about litigation (rather than foolish criminal behaviour). We start with a strange tactical litigation decision concerning an appeal and move on to a lawsuit that you don’t want on your shoes. Finally, we’ll close it off with the story of a lawyer in trouble.

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Kyla in News 1130: Most fines for defying mandatory mask policy on Metro Vancouver transit unpaid

Over $143,000 in tickets were handed out to people not wearing a mask when it was mandatory on Metro Vancouver transit, but the vast majority of those fines have not been paid.

Transit police data shared with NEWS 1130 shows 626 tickets were issued between November 2020 and the end of June 2021.

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Lawyer Kyla Lee says the number of unpaid tickets is not shocking.

“I think that what we’ve seen over the last 10 months that we’ve had masks on transit and in B.C., is we’ve seen the type of people who are opposed to wearing masks on transit are the type of people who are generally defiant to any type of COVID-19, protections including vaccination and other social distancing measures,” she says.

“The fact that they’re not going to participate in the process of paying their tickets when they don’t agree with all of this — that doesn’t surprise me in any way.”

Read the full story here.

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What is Even Going On With Traffic Court?

Traffic court may be set to get back up and running in BC again. Or is it? Unfortunately, the information that disputants are getting is not clear and not well-organized.

On April 30, 2020, the BC Provincial Court updated its pandemic response procedures and adjourned most court appearances until after July 3, 2020. But one set of court appearances was only pushed forward a few weeks: traffic court.

Traffic court was pushed forward until May 29, 2020 and then again until June 15, 2020.

And on June 12, 2020, the BC Provincial Court released an announcement to the effect that traffic court dates were adjourned. Without a beginning or an end. Just generally adjourned. And no anticipated date of court commencing again.

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It’s Time to Allow Liquor on Vancouver Beaches

Yesterday, a story was published on News1130 indicating that Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle is submitting a proposal to allow for liquor on Vancouver’s beaches. And I think that it’s about time we had change in this regard.

Councillor Boyle’s proposal is based in the importance of ensuring that people who want to have social drinks with friends are able to do so in a manner that protects them from the spread of COVID-19. As she sees it, the more people that live in apartments, the less opportunity for safe social distancing and alcohol consumption.

And, frankly, I agree. It is high time we eliminate this unnecessary ban.

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Could You Really Face a $1 Million Fine For Violating the Quarantine Act?

The Federal Government has invoked provisions of the Quarantine Act to require returning travellers to Canada to quarantine for fourteen days, in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The Quarantine Act allow for maximum fines of up to $750,000 and up to six months in prison for violating its provisions. If the violation puts the health or safety of others at risk, or risks spreading the virus, the fines are elevated. In those circumstances, the fines are up to $1 Million and up to three years of jail time.

But is this realistic? …

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Can You Fail a Breathalyzer with Listerine Breath Strips?

We have tested quite a few Listerine products here on Can You Fail It. This time we try to find out can you fail a breathalyzer with Listerine breath strips.

In the previous video, we tested Listerine oral mist. Now we’re testing Listerine Pocketpaks to see if they give, what would appear to be, an alcohol reading on an approved screening device (ASD).

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