Our Soapbox Social panel, Kyla Lee and Mo Amir, assess how Metro Vancouverites (residents and officials) have handled this week’s snow, and weigh in on both the Vancouver Mayor’s Budget Task Force report and the Vancouver Canucks’ odds to win their first Stanley Cup ever this year.
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A Calgary concert-goer has been refunded his money, after reaching out to CTV News questioning a policy on Ticketmaster’s website.
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“In the emails that are going out to people it gives a deadline where you have to opt out by a certain date, otherwise you’re automatically included as an individual. So if you want the money, you don’t have to do anything, if you don’t want the money, then you do have to opt out…”
…Kyla Lee and Mo Amir speak with Amy Bell about the week’s biggest talkers.
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Do law-breaking cyclists need to be ticketed more?
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A B.C. driver is sharing his frustration after receiving a parking ticket he says he didn’t deserve.
…Kyla on Global News: B.C. man takes on private parking company over unfair ticketRead More »
Kyla on Global News: B.C. man takes on private parking company over unfair ticket Read More »
Advocates demanding better protection along Highway 5 in B.C.’s Interior say out-of-province drivers are part of the problem. As Travis Prasad reports, they say those who take safety risks face little to no penalty.
…Kyla on Global News: Stricter penalties for out-of-province drivers on Highway 5 wantedRead More »
Kyla on Global News: Stricter penalties for out-of-province drivers on Highway 5 wanted Read More »
“If you’re not from here… That suspension doesn’t really impact you. By the time they get around to doing that, it’s usually after the ticket’s gone unpaid or after it’s been paid, a few weeks have passed, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles reviews your driving record, they then cause a letter to be generated which has to be mailed to you… then the prohibition goes into effect…”
…Our Soapbox Social panel with Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, and Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, share their takes on Dana Larsen’s Christmas mailout of a gram of magic mushrooms and a coca leaf to every B.C. MLA.
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“…they have been failed by the system. You get to conviction number 20, this being 21, the system has not recognized what your actual needs are. Jail is not going to deter you, if you’re getting a 5 year sentence, you’ve already done time in jail that’s been in excess of a year. If you’re racking up 20 convictions for impaired driving, you’re on a lifetime driving ban, so prohibiting your driving licence is not going to change your behaviour… We need better supports for those who struggle with addiction issues in the criminal justice system.”
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