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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 8

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:

  • Impaired Driving Defence Tip
  • IRP Decision of the Week
  • DUI Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight

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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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Computer Searches: 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 unpacks a case involving a police search of a computer that raised major privacy concerns. The accused, facing charges related to online conduct, challenged the broad scope of a search conducted on his seized devices. He argued there should be a distinction between the authority to seize a computer and the authority to conduct a full forensic search of its digital contents. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case.

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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.”

Listen to the full segment here.

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Impaired Driving Update – BC Edition: Volume 7

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:

  • Impaired Driving Defence Tip
  • IRP Decision of the Week
  • DUI Decision of the Week
  • Kyla’s Insight

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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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Mandatory Alcohol Screening: 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 a case out of Saskatchewan that challenged the constitutionality of mandatory alcohol screening. After being required to provide a breath sample without any suspicion of impairment, the accused argued that this random breath testing violated Charter rights. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal was split on the decision, with one judge finding the law unconstitutional. Despite the national impact of mandatory screening, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case.

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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…

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