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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 397

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Three Stops, Three Endings

Most DUI investigations starts in roughly the same place. A car drifts, an officer pulls in behind, a window comes down, and the next thing you know there is a breath test and a file that will follow somebody around for years. After that, though, the path the case takes can go almost anywhere.

This week features three stops that ended in three very different places. One produced a charge the breath machine flatly refused to support. One produced a charge against the officer himself, complete with a bag of high proof shooters in the passenger seat. And one produced a plea deal so famously Californian that it has its own nickname.

A grab bag of cases, but all from the same opening scene.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 396

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: The Strange Cargo Edition

Every so often the news cycle delivers a run of stories that all seem to circle the same idea, and this past month gave us a good one. The theme is cargo. Specifically, the kind of cargo people are not supposed to be moving, on the kind of conveyance they probably should not be using to move it. We have a horse, a deceased alligator, and 22 Buddhist monks with 242 pounds of explanation to do at customs. None of these people were thinking about Canadian law when they did what they did, but each story is a useful reminder of how Canadian law would have treated them if they had tried any of this here.

Let’s start with the horse.

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Episode 447: Disclosure and Charter Rights Still Matter in Impaired Driving Cases

This week, we look at recent cases reinforcing that disclosure obligations and Charter rights remain critical in impaired driving prosecutions.

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Your Castle Under Siege: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Decision in R. v. Singer

As a lawyer, I often tell clients that your home is your castle. It is a foundational principle of our legal system that the state cannot cross your threshold without a warrant. However, the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in R. v. Singer reveals that this principle is not absolute, neither when it comes to members of the public nor the police. 

This case explores the delicate balance between your Charter rights and the ever-expanding reach of police investigative powers.

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Episode 438: Blinding Headlights, Parking Tickets, and Impaired Driving Myths

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a busy slate of driving law issues, from dangerously bright headlights to parking tickets, impaired driving policy, and public misconceptions about enforcement.

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 384

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: The Naked Truth About DUIs

Occasionally, the police pull people over who are naked. It happens in Canada. It happens in the United States. Sometimes it happens to our clients. Most of the time, it ends up being a DUI investigation. Often, there is body cam footage and complicating factors due to the lack of clothing. 

Of course we are in Canada, so we do not technically use the term “DUI.” Here, it is “Impaired Driving.” But for today we’re going to stick with “Naked DUI” Because these weird and wacky DUI cases all come from the States. 

It is worth noting that this is not really a winter phenomenon. Naked impaired driving tends to be a summer activity. Warm weather parties, alcohol, and poor decisions seem to come together when the warm weather hits. January is gloomy. February is worse. So somehow it seemed like a good time to think about summer, sunshine, and the naked truth about DUIs. 

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Episode 437: Random Traffic Stops, Racial Profiling, and the Supreme Court’s Reckoning

The Supreme Court of Canada has heard a major case challenging the power of police to conduct arbitrary traffic stops in the face of mounting evidence of racial profiling. This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack what’s at stake — and what could finally change.

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Episode 436: Supreme Court to Hear Impaired Driving Death Case and Mandatory Fines

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.

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Navigating Deepfake Allegations in Court

The rapid rise of generative AI has introduced a new challenge for the Canadian legal system: the deepfake. In the recent decision of R. v. Medow, the court conducted a seminal analysis of how courts must address allegations of manipulated digital evidence. This case is a blueprint for judges navigating the murky waters of AI-generated content in criminal trials.

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Kyla Lee Wins the Clawbies Again: Best YouTube Series in 2025

In a crowded legal media landscape, genuinely useful content is hard to find. Content that is clear, engaging, and relevant to both lawyers and the public is even rarer. Kyla Lee’s videocast, Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t, continues to stand out — and has earned another Clawbies Award in 2025.

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