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Kyla’s Court: Are more stoners getting behind the wheel?

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee break down the connection of cannabis legalization and impaired driving. Cannabis has been legal since 2018, are more people driving impaired?

“The most recent, most comprehensive study looking at what happened after cannabis legalization, found that there was actually a decrease overall in impaired driving. There was no increase in cannabis impaired driving and alcohol impaired driving has actually been on the decrease since legalization”

“They (opponents of drug liberalization) created this horrible bogeyman and made really, really strict impaired driving laws when really they should have just waited for it to play out because actually cannabis legalization seems to be good overall”

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: How concerning are the cyberattacks against the B.C. government and London Drugs?

Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, discuss the impact of the cyberattack on the provincial government, the need for transparency for the extent of the damage inflicted and the Vancouver Canucks play off campaign effects in the political sphere.

“We need more information. I don’t think I’m going to feel confident, I’m not personally at risk, that my information is not personally at risk until we get a good accounting of what happened, how it happened, why it happened and what steps have been taken to correct it. I recognize that a private corporation like London Drugs doesn’t really owe use an explanation. But our government does.”

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Kyla on Global News: Crown appealing acquittal in dangerous driving crash that killed B.C. child

The BC Prosecution Service is appealing the not-guilty verdict for a man charged in a tragic crash that killed a Vancouver child.

Seyed Moshfeghi Zadeh was acquitted of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm on April 9 after a three-day judge-alone trial in B.C. Provincial Court.

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Kyla on Global News: Crown appealing acquittal in dangerous driving crash that killed B.C. child Read More »

Kyla Lee on Borderlines: DUIs and Dangerous Driving

In this episode Kyla answers dozens of questions about common driving offenses, including impaired driving and dangerous driving. Topics include how these offenses work, roadside prohibitions vs. criminal charges, defenses to impaired driving charges, distracted driving and more.

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Kyla Lee on Borderlines: DUIs and Dangerous Driving Read More »

Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Surrey wants ’radical expansion’ of charter rights in B.C. policing dispute

A lawyer for B.C.’s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a “radical expansion” of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada’s charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Surrey wants ’radical expansion’ of charter rights in B.C. policing dispute Read More »

Kyla in The CBA National: Judges need to ensure language rights are respected

The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that the right to a trial in one’s official language of choice is of such importance that a judge’s failure to ask an accused what language they want their trial conducted in at first instance is enough of an error of law that it is reviewable on appeal, as it taints the court proceeding.

In the case at hand, Franck Yvan Tayo Tompouba, a bilingual Francophone, was convicted of sexual assault following a trial conducted in English in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. It wasn’t until he appealed that he asserted for the first time that he wanted his trial conducted in French.

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Kyla in The CBA National: Judges need to ensure language rights are respected Read More »

Kyla on CBC: What will Vancouver get from hosting 7 World Cup games?

Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee weigh in on the latest $581-million estimate for Vancouver to host seven FIFA Men’s World Cup soccer games in Vancouver in 2026. They also discuss what’s next for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the impact of the ongoing closure of London Drugs stores.

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Kyla on CBC: What will Vancouver get from hosting 7 World Cup games? Read More »

Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: What will Vancouver get from hosting seven World Cup games for $581M?

Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, weigh in on the latest $581M estimate for Vancouver hosting seven FIFA games in 2026, what’s next for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, and the impact of the ongoing closure of London Drugs stores.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: What will Vancouver get from hosting seven World Cup games for $581M?Read More »

Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: What will Vancouver get from hosting seven World Cup games for $581M? Read More »

Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash

British Columbia has abruptly reversed course on its landmark experiment decriminalizing the possession of certain illicit drugs, citing mounting public frustration and “disorder” in the Canadian province.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash Read More »

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