Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: The crowded race to be Vancouver’s next mayor
Pete Fry is hoping that for the first time since 2005, Vancouverites might elect a city councillor as its next mayor….
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Kyla Lee with Soni Dhingra on Québec v. Luamba
Quebec v. Luamba is a Supreme Court of Canada case currently being heard about whether police can legally stop drivers without any specific suspicion. Quebec’s courts struck down the province’s random stop law after finding it leads to disproportionate stops of Black drivers and violates Charter rights, particularly freedom from arbitrary detention and equality rights. The Supreme Court is now deciding whether that ruling should stand and could reshape how police powers are exercised across Canada.
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Is extortion a crisis in B.C.?
The head of B.C.’s extortion task force is walking back comments he made Tuesday that the region is not in an extortion crime-related crisis after Premier David Eby demanded he step up his urgency or step down from his role…
“…There are situations where something becomes a crisis and that allows government to make emergency orders, which can then allow the government to do more than they would otherwise be legally permitted to do. So, labelling it a ‘crisis’ I think in the legal context, is getting into that dangerous territory…”
CTV Your Morning Vancouver: Richmond ordered to takedown surveillance cameras
Your Morning Vancouver speaks to criminal lawyer Kyla Lee about the order to take down surveillance cameras in Richmond.
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Our City Tonight–Impaired Driving Charges: The Police Won’t Say This
What really happens when you’re charged with impaired driving or DUI?
In this in-depth interview, a criminal defence lawyer specializing in driving-related offences explains how impaired driving cases are built, challenged, and defended in court. We explore roadside stops, police procedures, breathalyzer and blood testing, Charter rights, and common errors that can impact a case.
This conversation focuses on the driver’s legal rights, how defence lawyers analyze police conduct, and why impaired driving charges are not as straightforward as many people assume.
Topics covered include:
- DUI and impaired driving charges explained
- Police roadside stops and legal limits
- Breathalyzer and testing procedures
- Charter rights and procedural errors
- How defence lawyers challenge evidence
- What drivers should know after being charged
This video is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction.
If you or someone you know is facing a driving-related charge, understanding the legal process is critical.
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: B.C. set to end drug decriminalization pilot this month
The B.C. government has confirmed that its ill-fated pilot program to decriminalize drugs will end on January 31st.
“I find it really hypocritical the way the government is talking about how ‘we don’t want to involve people in the criminal justice system, we want to get them into healthcare’ but they have never made the proper investment into the healthcare, into the treatment… We already have a healthcare crisis in this province with E.R.s shutting down all over because of understaffing…”
“Arresting people and putting them in jail has never gotten people to stop using drugs. It’s never stopped the flow of toxic drugs. Nothing is going to change and I think the number of deaths is going to increase.”
CTV News: HRM could implement speed cameras this year: councillor
The topic came up during a public meeting in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, where residents spoke out over excessive speeding on Waverley Road.
“In the past month, I’ve had three near-misses where I’ve almost been hit on the sidewalk walking my dog and carrying my four-and-a-half-month-old son,” says one resident.
Dartmouth East Coun. Tony Mancini says it was just one of many concerns and complaints people living in the area have made about speeding.
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Political fallout as London Drugs sets to close DTES store
London Drugs Ltd. plans to close its store in the Woodward’s Building in the Downtown Eastside on Feb. 1, following years of the retailer decrying rampant theft and financial losses at the location…
…Global News BC: Surrey traffic camera access
A Surrey city councillor is calling for better police access to the city’s traffic cameras. As Grace Ke reports, it comes amid growing public safety concerns as the city deals with ongoing extortion cases and their related shootings.
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: What’s next for OneBC and right-leaning parties in B.C.
On the Coast’s Soapbox Social panelists Mo Amir and Kyla Lee weigh in with host Gloria Macarenko on the splintering of OneBC and the future of conservative parties in the province.
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