Alberta wants to build a new pipeline to the west coast. B.C. disagrees. Our Soapbox Social panel discusses that… and more.
…Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Pipeline PoliticsRead More »
Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Pipeline Politics Read More »
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 protest-related charges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The accused refused to leave a protest area when asked by police and sat down in defiance. He was convicted of multiple offenses, including obstruction and mischief. On appeal, he argued that the convictions violated the “Kienapple principle”—the legal rule that a person should not be convicted of multiple offenses arising from the same act. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case, missing an important opportunity to clarify how this principle applies to protest-related conduct and constitutionally protected expression.
…Protests: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!Read More »
Protests: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! Read More »
After four weeks of strike action by the union representing BC’s public service workers, talks are set to resume Monday with the province…
…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 murder trial where the accused argued that both his mental health struggles and the impact of anti-Black racism should inform his level of moral culpability. The court declined to consider these factors in the way the defence proposed, and the accused received a severe sentence. The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal—missing an important opportunity to provide clear national guidance on how mental health and systemic racism should be evaluated in criminal trials and sentencing.
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If long wait times in British Columbia’s healthcare system actually harm your health, can you sue the government? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks criminal defence lawyer Kyla Lee for her verdict in the latest edition of Kyla’s Court…
…This is VANCOLOUR: Kyla’s Court – Healthcare in B.C. on trialRead More »
This is VANCOLOUR: Kyla’s Court – Healthcare in B.C. on trial Read More »
British Columbia’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) regime arrived in the fall of 2010 with a simple pitch: get alcohol-affected drivers off the road quickly, using swift administrative penalties rather than slow criminal prosecutions.
From day one, it was sold as a life-saving public-safety tool. And it has certainly become the dominant impaired-driving response in this province. But the story of IRPs is also a story of constitutional litigation, policy pivots, and legislative patchwork that has reshaped how we handle alleged impaired driving in B.C.
…15 Years of B.C.’s IRP Scheme: How We Got Here Read More »
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 national security case involving a man convicted of terrorism-related offenses after claiming he had only pretended to join the conspiracy in order to defraud others involved. He was disbelieved and convicted—but a central issue in his trial was the heavily redacted disclosure of a national security affidavit. The accused argued that his right to full disclosure was denied. The government claimed national security privilege. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case—missing a rare and critical opportunity to define how national security privilege should be handled in criminal trials with serious consequences.
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According to CBC News, Kasper Lincoln of Prince Georgia, Canada was taken into custody after law enforcement executed a traffic stop on a pink Barbie Jeep designed for children in north-central British Columbia on Friday, September 5.
Images obtained by the outlet show Lincoln behind the wheel of the toy car in a pair of aviator sunglasses while on what was described as a “high-traffic” roadway.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police told CBC News that after Lincoln was pulled over by an unmarked police cruiser, it was determined that he had a suspended license and was possibly intoxicated, which was later verified by two breath analysis tests, per the outlet.
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Hundreds of impaired drivers, 626 in total, were taken off the road this summer during BC’s Highway Patrol Summer Impaired Driving Campaign.
Considering the smaller population, Northern B.C. had the highest total of driving prohibitions, criminal charges and drug prohibitions, according to highway patrol.
“This year’s Summer Impaired Driving Campaign is a graphic illustration of why we all need to do better staying sober while driving,” Supt. Mike Coyle, operations officer for BC Highway Patrol said in a statement.
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A Prince George, B.C., man received a 90-day driving prohibition after he was spotted by police driving an unusual vehicle on a street on Friday morning…
…Kyla on The Jill Bennett Show: Man Arrested for Driving Barbie Jeep While IntoxicatedRead More »
Kyla on The Jill Bennett Show: Man Arrested for Driving Barbie Jeep While Intoxicated Read More »
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