Kyla Lee

The Variability Between Breath Readings and Blood Tests: Why It Matters in DUI Defence

Breath-alcohol testing is a cornerstone of impaired driving enforcement, widely used in Canada to determine whether drivers are over the legal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) limit. However, new scientific findings shed light on a significant problem with this method of testing: the variability of the blood/breath ratio (BBR), which directly impacts the accuracy of breath-alcohol test results. This variability raises important questions about how reliable breathalyzer readings truly are, and has serious implications for those facing impaired driving charges.

At the heart of the issue is the BBR, the proportionality factor used to convert a breath-alcohol concentration (BrAC) into an estimated BAC. The standard BBR, used in all breath-alcohol testing devices in Canada, is assumed to be 2100:1. This means that 2100 mL of breath is considered equivalent to the alcohol content of 1 mL of blood. However, as discussed in a recent article by Dominick A. Labianca, The Variability of the Blood/Breath Ratio and Its Impact on the Results of Breath-Alcohol Analyses (2023), this ratio is far from fixed and can vary significantly between individuals.

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Kyla on City News: Questions remain over what happens to donors’ money now that BC United has pulled out of election

When a political party decides to pull out of an election, what happens to the funds already raised from donors?

This is the question being asked in B.C. now after BC United announced in August that it was suspending its campaign ahead of the upcoming election, with some donors wondering what comes next.

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Lawyer’s Charter Rights: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Kyla in The Delta Optimist: ‘Causing chaos’: Delivery cyclists in Vancouver called out for sidewalk use

A Vancouver man is fed up with what he says is reckless behaviour of delivery workers illegally using bicycles on sidewalks and wants it to stop.

Todd Clarke lives in Vancouver’s West End and says he’s been hit three times this year while walking in a section of the city popular for pedestrians. 

“It’s causing a lot of chaos on the streets,” says Clarke. “It’s been getting noticeably worse with cyclists on the sidewalk.”

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Kyla in The Delta Optimist: ‘Causing chaos’: Delivery cyclists in Vancouver called out for sidewalk use Read More »

Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Woman nearly shut out of mother’s estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins

A B.C. woman successfully challenged a will that left over 80 per cent of her mother’s wealth to her brother, saying he received preferential treatment as the only son…

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Woman nearly shut out of mother’s estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins Read More »

Kyla on This is VANCOLOUR: Is the B.C. Election “American-ized”?

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with political strategist Kareem Allam (Fairview Strategy) about the “importation of US-style politics” into British Columbia’s provincial election campaign: The BC NDP blame the Conservative Party of BC, but the BC NDP is also invoking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump! Kyla Lee (Acumen Law) also delves into the various potential and real lawsuits surrounding B.C.’s election. Plus, This is VANCOLOUR kicks off its #bcpoli Candidate Series with BC Greens West Vancouver-Sea to Sky candidate Jeremy Valeriote to discuss the public health risks of liquified natural gas (LNG) production in B.C. 

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: The tone of Canadian federal politics

Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, speak with Gloria Macarenko about the week’s top stories.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: The tone of Canadian federal politics Read More »

Kyla’s Court: Can BC United donors get their money back?

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks Kyla Lee (Acumen Law) to delve into the various potential and real lawsuits surrounding British Columbia’s election, including independent MLA candidate (Kelowna-Mission) Alexandra Wright’s lawsuit against her former party, the BC Conservatives.

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“…there is no power in the elections act for a party to solicit donations for that party and then transfer them to another party… and there is also requirements to return donations if they were improperly solicited…”

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Kyla on Fairchild Television: 保釋制度改不了？

“…reform is going to be a very difficult thing for governments to achieve if the government tries to go too far with amending the criminal code to create more situations of a reverse onus or more situations where there’s like a presumption that somebody should be detained then in all likelihood what’s going to happen is that those laws are going to be constitutionally challenged…”

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Kyla on Global News: B.C. man receives ticket after parking in free spot

A B.C. man says he’s been cheated after receiving a ticket while parking in a free spot.

“It makes me feel like I got scammed. Like they cheated me. If it’s not free parking say it’s not free parking,” Dan McGillivray told Consumer Matters.

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