The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a major impaired-driving case that could reshape how “causing death” offences are applied. In Episode 436 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko explain why the decision matters.
This episode focuses on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to grant leave in R v. Kelly, a case challenging how impaired-driving offences involving death are interpreted. Kyla and Paul explain how Parliament removed the causation requirement, why that change creates serious fairness issues, and how the case could force the Court to confront the limits of criminal liability.
The discussion also covers a Saskatchewan ruling on mandatory victim fine surcharges, including why courts continue to uphold them despite harsh financial consequences for relatively minor regulatory offences.
The episode closes with a privacy update after the Information and Privacy Commissioner ordered Richmond to stop using traffic cameras for surveillance, followed by a Ridiculous Driver of the Week involving a failed golf-cart escape from police.
Stream Episode 436 for the full discussion.
