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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 386

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Lawyer criminals rather than criminal lawyers

Recently for Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, I covered some legal stories where police officers did some horrible things. Of course just because you’re a police officer, that does not make you moral, honest or ethical or not a criminal. Same goes for lawyers. Both lawyers and police officers have higher ethical standards to maintain. Some lawyers and some police officers fall far below those standards and go further, committing crimes. This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we are going to look at some fairly notorious cases where the lawyers were not just unethical but criminal. 

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Silence Is Not a Neutral Option: WiCCD at the Supreme Court of Canada in Korduner (SCC 41737)

On February 17, 2026, I had the privilege of appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada as part of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence’s first intervention at the Court, in Megan Rae Korduner v His Majesty the King (SCC 41737).

WiCCD is an organization that has grown rapidly over the last four years, and it was a significant moment to bring the organization’s perspective to the Supreme Court, particularly in a case that raises fundamental questions about compelled speech, self-incrimination, and the right to silence under section 7 of the Charter.

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Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Pandemic Travel Restrictions 

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador implemented a series of travel restrictions that effectively closed provincial borders to non-residents, except under very limited circumstances. This action led to a constitutional challenge by Kimberley Taylor. She was initially denied entry to the province to attend her mother’s burial. She was joined in the challenge by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. 

The Supreme Court of Canada has finally made a decision this past week, in a case called Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador. This case provides an important look at the limits of government power during a crisis. Although the travel rules have long since been repealed, the court’s majority decision serves as an important guideline for future government decisions of how our mobility rights function under the Charter.

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Episode 440: Nunavut Challenge, Impaired Driving Charter Breaches & Paralegals in Traffic Court

This week, we examine a constitutional challenge out of Nunavut involving mandatory driving prohibitions, break down a significant impaired driving Charter ruling in British Columbia, and discuss proposed changes that could allow paralegals to handle serious driving offences. Plus, Florida earns Ridiculous Driver of the Week.

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Lowering the Bar Is Not Access to Justice

The Ministry of Attorney General’s draft recommendations on regulated paralegals propose expanding non-lawyer advocacy into courts and administrative tribunals, including traffic court, some criminal matters, small claims, residential tenancy disputes, workers’ compensation matters, and family law in Provincial Court, with possible involvement in Supreme Court matters under a specialization model. 

The proposal is framed as an access to justice initiative, but make no mistake: It is not. It represents a policy choice to lower professional standards in high-stakes legal environments rather than confront the structural failures the government itself created. 

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 11

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:

  • IRP Defence Tip of the Week
  • IRP Decision of the Week
  • DUI Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
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Online Defamation: 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 internet defamation and the constitutional limits of permanent court ordered restrictions on speech. After an unpleasant experience at a coffee shop, a customer engaged in a sustained and targeted online campaign against a specific location. The conduct included repeated negative reviews, the creation of fake profiles, and continued postings across multiple platforms over a long period of time. A court initially issued an injunction to stop the behaviour. When that injunction was breached, the court imposed a permanent injunction prohibiting the individual from ever expressing opinions about the business again. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeal.

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Episode 439: Police Corruption, Cell Phone Tickets, and Why the Rule of Law Still Matters

In this episode of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko examine a major Toronto police corruption scandal, a new BC Court of Appeal ruling on cellphone use while driving, and what both reveal about accountability, discretion, and the rule of law in Canada.

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Richmond Slammed by Privacy Commissioner for Unauthorized Public Surveillance

A recent investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia has resulted in a significant ruling against the City of Richmond. Specifically, the ruling restricts and ends its use of high-definition surveillance technology.

The city had set up a test of a “public safety” camera system, located at the intersection of Minoru Boulevard and Granville Avenue. The cameras gathered ultra-high-definition video footage of anyone at the intersection, including people, vehicles, and license plates. The cameras were capturing distinguishable images of faces and licence plates, and ended up recording the movements of tens of thousands of people during the trial.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 10

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:

  • IRP Defence Tip of the Week
  • IRP Decision of the Week
  • DUI Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight
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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 10 Read More »

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