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Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, discuss what can be learned from the resignations of Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson as B.C.’s post-secondary education minister and Faye Wightman as a member of the Vancouver Police Board — and how closely they relate to their Chinese astrological animals.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Lessons learned from Selina Robinson’s resignationRead More »

“…There is the additional complicating factor that there are numerous documented instances of parents who don’t support their trans children, who are abusive to their children.”

“I think that this will play out over a long period and Alberta’s not the first province to put forward legislation of this kind… We’re going to see various challenges across the country…”

A B.C. driver is sharing his frustration after receiving a parking ticket he says he didn’t deserve.

“Morally and ethically I don’t believe I should pay this,” Eric Findlay told Consumer Matters.

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Kyla on The Mike Smyth Show: Exorbitant private parking ticketsRead More »

Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, and Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, discuss the call to stop using the term “safer supply,” political parties’ positioning ahead of this year’s provincial election, and the social media trend of sharing photos of yourself at age 21.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Should we should stop saying ‘safer supply’?Read More »

Artificial Intelligence capabilities have grown fast and furious. It was only a year ago that the founder of DoNotPay, an AI chatbot “lawyer” service, offered to pay someone $100,000 to take its services to court and parrot what the AI told it to say through a bluetooth earpiece.

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Law360: AI in a B.C. courtroom: A modest proposal by Kyla LeeRead More »

The following article was written using generative AI technology to highlight the ways in which AI may be useful as a tool to expedite certain tasks, but also the ways in which AI can invent facts.

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Law360: Artificial intelligence on artificial intelligence by Kyla LeeRead More »

“…we’ve been warned that (AI) was going to do this for a very long time… It’s artificial intelligence… It doesn’t understand what law is, it doesn’t understand what a legal system is – it merely knows that lawyers go to court and they rely on cases…”

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases allegedly filed to B.C. court in Canadian firstRead More »

The Globe and Mail is reporting that five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, our Soapox Social panel, discusses how the culture around the sport needs to change. They also weigh in on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim taking the next step in dismantling the Park Board. And, do vision boards work?

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: how does hockey culture need to change?Read More »

“… As of April 5th, all vehicles over a certain weight and manufactured after 1994 are going to be required to have speed limiters in them as well as not have any tampering or disabling technology.”

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Paul & Bill: Commercial Trucks, Winter Road conditionsRead More »

There are a few Charter-protected rights that accused people enjoy in Canada that are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. Among those, one of the most critical is the right to retain and instruct counsel. 

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Kyla Lee for Law 360: Make No Mistake: Defence Counsel are Under AttackRead More »