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Kyla Lee on Global News: Changes coming to BC’s Graduated Licensing Program

How changes to B.C.’s graduated licensing program will impact new drivers

B.C. is making big changes to the ICBC graduated licensing program for new drivers. Global News Morning speaks with Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee about the province’s move to eliminate the second road test for new drivers.

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Kyla Lee in the Daily Hive: Vancouver Porsche driver hit with speeding ticket but was it enough?

This weekend, the VPD Traffic Section shared a post on social media about a speeding ticket issued to a Porsche driver.

The driver was found to be going nearly three times the limit, driving at 130 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, after they were caught speeding on the Georgia Viaduct on Saturday morning.

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Episode 395: Tesla Rebates, Border Tolls, and an Excavator Heist

On this week’s episode, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down BC’s new economic retaliation measures, the controversy over Tesla being cut from EV charger rebates, and why the province is giving itself broad new powers to respond to external threats. Plus, a Magraken Moment on ICBC’s alleged privacy violations and this week’s Ridiculous Driver—a bold excavator thief using heavy machinery to rob a bank.

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The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice – Episode 102 : The Toxic Drug Crisis Podcast Series: Rethinking Decriminalization

Drug toxicity is a leading cause of death in Canada and around the world. Over the course of three episodes, we address three interrelated topics related to the toxic drug crisis. This final episode will review decriminalization policies in Portugal, British Columbia, and Oregon, and examine the mandatory treatment scheme in Alberta. Guests discuss how decriminalization is ineffective as a standalone policy and suggest additional resources that are needed to address the overdose crisis. Host Sarah Rowe discuss this issue and more with guests, internist and addiction specialist, Dr. Monty Ghosh, and criminal defence lawyer, Kyla Lee. 

“As a criminal defence lawyer, I definitely haven’t seen an increase in criminal drug offences that are coming before the courts… What we are seeing though is more policing around drug users…”

Listen here.

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This is VANCOLOUR – Kyla’s Court: Is the “Elon salute” a hate crime?

Did the anti-immigrant protest in St. Albert, Alberta last month constitutes a “hate crime”? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks Kyla Lee (Acumen Law) to explain what is – and isn’t – a “hate crime”, legally speaking. And, it’s complicated.

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Kyla Lee on Global News: ‘I will make you famous’: Retailer turns to social media to track down shoplifters

A B.C. small business owner with stores in Vancouver and Toronto says she no longer reports crimes to the police and is relying solely on social media to hold criminals accountable.

Security cameras at CityLux Boutique in downtown Vancouver have captured repeated smashed windows, shoplifting and even a brazen daylight couch theft during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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