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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 1

Welcome to British Columbia’s only weekly DUI law update newsletter. This newsletter contains the most cutting-edge information, the newest case law, and helpful practice tips for DUI defence in BC.

Authored by Kyla Lee, BC’s Impaired Driving Update is released weekly on Thursdays.

What’s inside:

  • Immediate Roadside Prohibition Review Tips
  • IRP Review Decision updates and successes
  • DUI Decision of the Week: a helpful DUI case precedent
  • Kyla’s Insight
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Requests for Counsel: 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 case involving an Indigenous woman arrested in a complex murder investigation. During a lengthy police interrogation, she repeatedly asked to speak with counsel again after already having received legal advice earlier in the process. The law currently holds that a second consultation with a lawyer is only required if there’s a significant change in circumstances. But this case raised a crucial question: should that legal framework shift when applied to Indigenous accused persons who face systemic barriers and power imbalances within the justice system? The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case—missing a critical opportunity to address this issue in a meaningful way.

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Episode 427: Refusals, Ambulances, and a Tesla at IKEA

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a B.C. refusal case testing Saskatchewan’s groundbreaking “intent to fail” ruling, explore whether police can eavesdrop in ambulances, and break down a Nova Scotia decision about mandatory jail time for impaired causing bodily harm. Plus, the Ridiculous Driver of the Week involves a Tesla and the front doors of IKEA.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 373

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: The Law of the Crown

The pageant world provides a strange mix of glamour, glitter, and legal grief. This week the Miss Universe competition made headlines again for all the wrong reasons. It is a reminder that when the lights go out and the tiaras are boxed up, the contracts remain and the world of beauty pageants can also be Weird and Wacky.

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Your Right to a Fair Hearing: Allegations of Bias in Traffic Court

Disputing a traffic ticket can often feel like an uphill battle, especially when you’re representing yourself. Self-represented people often do not have the benefit of knowledge of legal procedure or knowledge of the particular quirks of a judge or justice presiding over their case. It is therefore important for the players involved in traffic court, including the officer prosecuting the ticket and the judicial justice, to ensure the trial is fair.

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, R. v. Advincula, 2025 BCSC 1662, has highlighted the importance of procedural fairness in traffic court.

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Sentencing for Impaired Driving Causing Death: 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 case involving sentencing for impaired driving causing death. The accused asked to serve her sentence in the community, arguing that she no longer posed a risk to the public. Although she ultimately received a conditional sentence from the appellate court, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case—missing an opportunity to clarify how judges should assess “public protection” when considering community-based sentences in impaired driving cases.

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Episode 426: IRP Chaos, Strike Fallout, and the Case That Won’t End

This week, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down the fallout from BC’s government strike and the chaos now hitting RoadSafetyBC’s Immediate Roadside Prohibition system – from rushed hearings to missing disclosure and mounting Charter violations.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 372

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Playoff Loopholes and the Law of the Game

This week the World Series is reminding everyone how creative competitive minds can be. When the pressure is on, players and coaches look not just for skill advantages but for rule advantages. Baseball, like law, evolves by closing loopholes that someone clever exploited first.

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Edmonton Police Commit a Dangerous Assault on Justice

Police vehicle pulling over a white SUV for speeding on a city road in British Columbia

The Edmonton Police Service’s recent attack on Crown counsel is not merely a lapse in judgment. It is an alarming act of institutional arrogance that strikes at the heart of our justice system. By publicly condemning a manslaughter plea and threatening to release evidence in a case they believe should have resulted in a first-degree murder conviction, the police have stepped far outside their lawful role. This behaviour is reckless, unconstitutional, and a direct threat to the rule of law.

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Drug Addiction & Sentencing: 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 manslaughter case in which the accused argued that his severe drug addiction at the time of the offence should be considered a mitigating factor at sentencing. The court rejected the argument, ruling that addiction was not a basis for reduced moral blameworthiness. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case, missing a key opportunity to clarify the role addiction plays in sentencing and whether it should be treated as a mental health condition that lessens moral culpability.

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