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When strict new impaired driving laws come into effect Dec. 18, Calgary police say all drivers should expect to provide a mandatory breath sample at roadside checkstops.  Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal defence attorney joins Rob to share her perspective. … “We do have clarity but the clarity is not very favourable to people who

You should know that starting December 18 new drunk driving rules go into effect in Canada and they are tough and some people think they won’t stand up to a challenge in court and that they may in fact be challenged often. Our guest is the lawyer focused on roadside impairment testing, Kyla Lee. …

The mandatory alcohol screening that takes effect Dec. 18 allows police to demand a breath sample from any driver they lawfully stop — not just if they suspect a driver has been drinking.  Is this a good idea and will this law threaten civil rights? Kyla Lee, a Lawyer with Acumen Law explains the details of

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair are reminding Canadians that in two weeks, they will be subject to mandatory alcohol screening if they’re stopped by police. … “Nobody can feel safe anymore on the roads. The police can stop you at random. They can demand you to

With stricter drunk driving laws coming into effect on Dec. 18, a criminal lawyer in Vancouver says the new law infringes on Canadian’s constitutional rights. The new rules allow police to demand a mandatory breathalyzer test at all lawful roadside stops, even if the officer has no suspicion that the driver has been drinking. …

Acumen Law has done a study on acid reflux and chronic burping to expose a potential flaw in administering a roadside breathalyzer. Lawyer Kyla Lee says an independent research company surveyed 800 adults. “To determine how often they experience something called acid reflux, which is either regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth or frequent

Almost a dozen Canadians died every day from opioid overdoses last year. Since 2016, more than 8,000 have lost their lives, primarily to fentanyl. In the States more than 70,000 people died of a drug overdose in 2017, the highest number on record and 9.6 percent more than the previous year. What is the solution? Kyla

ICBC is launching a new pilot project aimed at inexperienced drivers. What they do is they are looking for 7000 new drivers to volunteer to have a gizmo installed in their car that would measure things like their speed, breaking patterns, and levels of distracted driving. It is a pilot project to see how it works.

We all know that driving while impaired is unacceptable. Now that the cannabis act is in place, however, Canadians are concerned that the laws that pertain to cannabis-impaired driving aren’t based on science. In this interview, Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based criminal defence lawyer who specializes in cannabis impairment gave her perspective on the current state of impairment laws. …