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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 375

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Under Age and Over the Line

Often, I give presentations at high schools, and I’m always presenting about the law. I feel somewhat conflicted in some respects. I think perhaps I should speak about the perils of drinking, the dangers of underage alcohol consumption, or the risks associated with alcoholism. Then again, I would feel like a bit of a hypocrite because firstly, I’m part owner of a distillery and, even though I drank quite a bit when I was young, I’ve succeeded in many of my endeavors in life.

Then this article showed up in my feed suggesting that people who are binge drinkers when they’re young are often more successful later in life. That threw a wrench into the works. This week on weird and wacky Wednesdays, we’re looking at a few stories where youthful drinking got people in hot water and my hope is to reconcile my feelings.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 2

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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Understanding Proposed Changes to Bail and Sentencing Laws

The Canadian government has introduced significant amendments to the country’s criminal justice system, aimed at reforming bail procedures and specific sentencing provisions. If the Bill passes, it is important to know how the legal landscape surrounding bail and sentencing will shift.

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Ostrich Farm Culling: 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 unique and emotionally charged case involving an ostrich farm in British Columbia. During an avian flu outbreak, the federal government ordered the mass destruction of all ostriches on the farm after a few birds tested positive. The farm owners requested that every bird be tested individually, but their request was denied under existing public health policies. They sought judicial review of the order, but the BC Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeal upheld the decision. The Supreme Court of Canada then declined to hear the case.

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Episode 428: Supreme Court’s “Goldson” Decision – Breath Tests, Due Process, and a Bus Heist

The Supreme Court of Canada handed down decisions this week that mark a dark day for fair trial rights in Canada. In the Goldson line of cases, the Court ruled that prosecutors don’t have to file both the qualified technician’s and the analyst’s certificates for breath-test calibration — a shortcut that keeps key evidence out of reach for the defence.

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Episode 428: Supreme Court’s “Goldson” Decision – Breath Tests, Due Process, and a Bus Heist Read More »

Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast: Soapbox Social: Extortion crisis and Vancouver’s proposed budget

Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee speak with guest host Dan Burritt about some of this weeks biggest stories.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 374

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: More people taking the bus

We are always told it would be better if we took the bus. More of us should take the bus. Some people take that advice to heart and then take the bus a little too far. This week is about the folks who climbed aboard and ended up in a heap of trouble.

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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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