After the Rolling Stones announced its concert stop in Vancouver, the mayor and city council celebrated with an elaborate video production they later posted on X, formerly Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based lawyer and Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, share their thoughts on the video with Amy Bell. “They’re embarrassing us. […]
“Can you beat a traffic ticket by claiming you are a sovereign citizen and the law doesn’t apply to you?” “You haven’t provided me the documentation, you do have a driver’s license. You’re driving with no insurance and the wrong number plates, so you are going to be getting a traffic ticket today and the
A traffic stop in Chilliwack, B.C., earlier this month is garnering attention after it was uploaded online. The driver can be heard saying in the video that his rights are being violated. In the video, he calls himself a sovereign citizen, which is a group of people who believe they are immune to the government’s law
Many modern vehicles come equipped with GPS systems that display the speed limit on the screen, either in a head-up display or next to the speedometer. While this feature is convenient for drivers, questions arise regarding who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of these speed limits and what can be done if the GPS
British Columbia’s minister of housing says he’s shocked and frustrated by an attempt to recruit people to take part in what he calls a fraud to get around new rules about short-term rentals. Ravi Kahlon shared a screenshot on social media showing a Vancouver-based rental management company offering $500 to people willing to change the address on
“I’m concerned as a criminal lawyer about the prevalence of AI and the speed at which people are using it… With AI you can now use it to mimic somebody’s voice, to make a video to look like somebody, and that could be used potentially to defraud innocent people and put people at risk.” “I’m
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The last thing anyone renting their housing in Metro Vancouver wants to do is add another expense to their monthly budgets. But experts caution that there’s at least one extra cost they shouldn’t skip: Renter’s insurance. For over a year, Canada’s top five rental markets have been located in Metro Vancouver. This October, it costs an average
Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, weigh in on B.C. politicians trying to make their nicknames for opponents stick, a Vancouver councillor’s attempt to make intersections safer with speed and red-light cameras — and how they handle handing out candy on
London Drugs says they’re seeing more shoplifting and violence at their stores, and the province is clamping down on short-term rentals. These are just some of the topics we covered with our Soapbox Social panel today. “There’s not a lot you can do. Unless you actually witness somebody commit the offence, you don’t have a
“It feels a lot like blaming the victim considering the pedestrian was the only one who was following the law.” “Although the video has generated a lot of controversy online… it’s generating a lot of buzz surrounding pedestrian safety. Even though the execution (of the video) was terrible.” “As a driver, put your phone away…
Richmond RCMP releases a video to help inform pedestrians and drivers about how everyone has roles to play to make our roadways safer. “How many laws does the driver break in this video?” “…the driver picks up the phone, clearly something you’re not supposed to do when you’re behind the wheel, picks up the phone
More and more Vancouver residents are struggling to find parking. “…If you were to leave debris or something like an overturned bucket or a pylon on the roadway to try to reserve your spot, in theory you could be prosecuted, you could get a ticket for littering… so don’t do that because you could be
