Kyla Lee

Kyla on the Jas Johal Show: Should the government force car manufacturers to limit max speeds on cars?

“I am supportive of this. I think it’s an easy way for government to limit people’s speeds and make the roads and highways safer, but doesn’t result in hitting people in their pocketbooks and increasing the penalties associated with traffic tickets which can have a disproportionate effect on low income (families).”

“Ultimately we don’t have enough officers on the side of the road, standing there conducting visible and consistent enforcement to send the message home to drivers that if you speed, you will get caught…”

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Class Actions & Data Breaches: 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! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Class Actions & Data Breaches… 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 on Weekends with Scott Shantz: Should vehicles be equipped with limiters?

“This technology already exists. It’s very inexpensive technology. In newer electric vehicles, a lot of it can actually be implemented just by a software change or update. And we recently passed legislation and changes to the motor vehicle act in BC to require by 2025, that new commercial vehicles are speed limited.”

“… If you can’t change people’s behaviour through speeding tickets and fines and penalties and public messaging, then perhaps we need to force people’s behaviour to change through passing laws that limit the speeds that their cars will go.”

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Chinatown festival stabbing, B.C. United on decriminalization

Kyla Lee and Mo Amir weigh in on B.C. Premier David Eby’s comments following the stabbing in Chinatown, B.C. United’s plans to reverse decriminalization if elected, and the worst place to give a political speech.

“A complete overhaul of the system is definitely not required in this case. This is a one-off. There are lots of people who are subject to the mental health review board in BC and it’s a board that is established under the criminal code. They have various versions of it in every province and territory in this country. It’s administrated across the country all the time in similar circumstances.”

Listen to the segment here.

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Trial Within a Reasonable Time: 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! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses the right to a trial within a reasonable time… 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 Lee on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: UBC Okanagan ordered to pay $50,000 in sexual assault discrimination case

“I think part of the problem… is that the university was really looking at sexual assault from a university perspective or a high-level academic perspective… And they lost sight of the human element and in particular the unique humanity that Miss Hale had as a survivor of sexual assault. They forgot that the should take steps to make it less traumatizing for her in her particular circumstances.”

“This case has huge implications for all universities across Canada but definitely in British Columbia in how they investigate and handle sexual assault complaints but also in how they investigate and handle all academic and non-academic complaints..”

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Carbon tax, Vancouver fees hikes, fall flavours

Kyla Lee and Mo Amir weigh in on the significance of carbon tax as the unaffordability and intensity of wildfires rises, the city of Vancouver staffs’ recommendations to hike up prices for a few things to level of 2024 residential tax hike, and the flavours of fall.

“I think we need to look at the carbon tax for what it is. We’re not seeing benefits that are discernible from where we’re all standing because we’re members of the public in how the tax is being applied… We’re spending any money we’re getting from the carbon tax on the climate emergencies. We’re having to repair roads, we’re having to evacuate people, we’re having to send in the military to assist with forest fires. All of these things are taking away the money we might be able to invest into better carbon-neutral strategies…”

Listen to the full segment here.

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Kyla Lee on Radio NL Mornings with Jeff & Bill: Wrongfully evicted B.C. woman wins tenancy branch battle, but says former landlord refuses to pay up

“Cases like this are going before the Residential Tenancy Branch all the time where people are saying ‘my family member is moving in’ and then they’ll drive by and see that the house has been torn down and renovated or they’ll see that the suite is for rent or they’ll see that minor improvements were made – changing the carpets and painting the walls and now it’s listed for rent.”

“The Residential Tenancy Branch’s order is a lawful order. That’s where their powers end. They can tell you that you have to pay money and that you did wrong, but they can’t force you to pay it. In order to collect your money, you have to take that order and you have to go file it in small claims… and then you have to compel the person to attend a payment hearing…”

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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: Volume 259

I consider myself a foodie. I like to cook, I like to go out to eat and I like to watch competitive cooking shows. I noted over the summer, Weird and Wacky Wednesdays often dealt with food crimes. If I could go back to law school, I might have specialized in “food law.” If this isn’t a recognized area of the law, I could make it one just like I invented “Driving Law” about a decade ago. 

This week we’re still dealing with food, but this time it’s fast-food lawsuits. 

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Kyla in The US Sun: I’m a lawyer – Walmart and major retailers can’t force you to show a receipt but Costco is exception for key reason

Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee said that showing your receipt at the door was not only unethical but illegal in Canada.

She told CBC News: “In Canadian law, store employees or staff are not allowed to physically stop you from leaving or search your belongings unless they actually witness you commit an offense.

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