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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 5

Welcome to British Columbia’s only weekly DUI law update newsletter. This newsletter contains the most cutting-edge information, the newest case law, and helpful practice tips for DUI defence in BC.

Authored by Kyla Lee, BC’s Impaired Driving Update is released weekly on Thursdays.

What’s inside:

  • Immediate Roadside Prohibition Review Tips!
  • IRP Review Decision updates and successes
  • Legislative Update from Parliament
  • Kyla’s Insight
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Amendments to Canadian Firearms Laws: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation examines a case involving the reclassification of firearms by the Canadian government, which changed some restricted firearms to prohibited. Firearm owners received notices from the Chief Firearms Officer that they were no longer permitted to possess certain firearms and were instructed to surrender them.

The affected individuals argued that this effectively revoked their firearms licences, which should have triggered review rights in provincial court. However, the courts disagreed, ruling that the issue was about regulatory classification, not revocation, and therefore outside the jurisdiction of the provincial court. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the appeal.

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CBC News: MLAs debate proposed law named after 12-year-old boy killed by vehicle

For Zahra Rasul and Josh Jankovics, a proposal to crack down on reckless drivers called Xavier’s Law isn’t just about their son.

“We’re just trying to … even if it’s one more person in the future, to help save someone’s life,” Jankovics said.

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Kyla Lee on Chek News: MLAs, criminal lawyer express concern with ‘Xavier’s Law’

The family of the young boy killed while rollerblading outside his home on a rural road in the Cowichan Valley Aug 25, was at the legislature Monday to hear the second reading of a bill created in his name.

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Kyla Lee on Chek News: MLAs, criminal lawyer express concern with ‘Xavier’s Law’ Read More »

Language Rights: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation examines a case involving language rights in criminal proceedings. The accused, Altamond Jr. Little, elected to have his trial in French. Due to complications with counsel and available resources, an interpreter was used—but the interpretation during trial was flawed. Although Mr. Little never raised the issue at trial and his lawyer did not object, he later argued on appeal that the imperfect interpretation led to an unfair trial. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case, missing an opportunity to clarify the standard for language rights in criminal trials.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta

On the Coast’s Soapbox Social panelists Mo Amir and Kyla Lee weigh in with Gloria Macarenko on the fallout surrounding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pipeline agreement with Alberta — now that federal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault has resigned over environmental issues, concerns about building a new pipeline and lifting the tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Mark Carney loses a cabinet minister after pipeline MOU with Alberta Read More »

BC Supreme Court Chambers Consultation: What Lawyers Said—and What the Court Plans to Do

The BC Supreme Court recently asked for feedback on how to make chambers more efficient and accessible. Over a hundred lawyers and litigants responded. I took part in that process and offered several practical suggestions. The Court has now released its Summary of Feedback and many of the ideas I raised are reflected in it.

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Legal Representation: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to “Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation explores an extradition case where an accused person was denied an adjournment after switching lawyers shortly before the hearing. Despite the high stakes of facing trial in a foreign country, the court refused to delay the proceeding—prompting a challenge that ultimately failed to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. This case raises fundamental questions about the right to counsel and what fair representation really looks like when timing, preparation, and legal strategy collide.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: B.C. pipeline politics and Vancouver’s mayor defends city budget

Tensions have ramped up between B.C. and Alberta over the idea of an oil pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast. And, in a series of interviews, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has defended his city’s cuts to arts and culture while boosting the VPD budget by $50 million as necessary.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: B.C. pipeline politics and Vancouver’s mayor defends city budget Read More »

Kyla Lee on Info News 420: What you should know about having cannabis in your vehicle in BC

Most people are careful about having booze in their car while they’re driving, but B.C. has cannabis transportation laws that are just as strict.

Kyla Lee is a Vancouver lawyer with some expertise in cannabis law.

“There’s a lot of regulations around cannabis that people aren’t aware of,” Lee told iNFOnews.ca.

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