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Episode 422: Strikes, Snow Tires, and the Phantom F1

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a whirlwind of legal and political developments in British Columbia. From the October 1 snow tire requirement to the far-reaching fallout of strikes across the province, drivers are finding themselves caught in a web of cancelled hearings, delayed decisions, and confusion over even the basics like how to pay a traffic ticket.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 368

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Doing it right in front of the police

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesday, we look at three stories where people decided to commit their crimes directly in front of the police. These were not quiet attempts to slip away unnoticed. One wonders sometimes why police think everyone is a criminal. The stories this week do nothing to discourage that way of thinking. 

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Protests: 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!”

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.

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Episode 421: IRP Hearings Halted, Government Inaction, and Two Political “Ridiculous Drivers”

This week on Driving Law, Paul and I dive into the fallout from job action that has ground BC’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition system to a halt. Drivers are left without hearings, decisions, or even the chance to challenge their prohibitions, all while paying storage and penalty fees. We also cover a $6,000 limo bill for BC’s finance minister and Doug Ford’s about-face on traffic cameras in Ontario.

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Is Running a Red Light Dangerous Driving?

a red light is shown at a traffic intersection in a city

Facing a dangerous driving charge can be an incredibly stressful and complex experience. When an incident results in tragic consequences, understanding the difference between civil and criminal liability is crucial. A recent case, R. v. Moshfeghi Zadeh, 2025 BCCA 293, from the BC Court of Appeal, helps to answer some questions about the degree to which driving must depart from the norm to be dangerous driving.

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Mental Health & Anti-Black Racism: 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!”

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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Episode 420: Making Alcohol Monitoring Fair – Jan Seminoff’s “My CAM” Program

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee is joined by forensic consultant Jan Seminoff to talk about continuous alcohol monitoring. From ignition interlocks to ankle bracelets, more and more people are finding themselves under strict supervision programs—but not always for the reasons you’d expect. Jan shares how everyday products, medical conditions, and even static electricity can cause false positives, and why his new My CAM Program aims to prevent these cases before they spiral into jail time or custody disputes.

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15 Years of B.C.’s IRP Scheme: How We Got Here

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.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 367

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Students Who Tried to Outsmart the System

Two weeks into the school year, it’s worthwhile to think about ethics and schools and legal responsibility. This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we head back to school for legal stories of students whose creative attempts to cheat turned into headline-making lessons.

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National Security: 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!”

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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