There are a few Charter-protected rights that accused people enjoy in Canada that are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. Among those, one of the most critical is the right to retain and instruct counsel. As Frank Addario once put it in a presentation to the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia […]
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“In the emails that are going out to people it gives a deadline where you have to opt out by a certain date, otherwise you’re automatically included as an individual. So if you want the money, you don’t have to do anything, if you don’t want the money, then you do have to opt out…”
Kyla Lee and Mo Amir speak with Amy Bell about the week’s biggest talkers. “I think the timing is awful… By the time they were taking steps to do the decampment activity, they knew that the snow was coming. They knew the weather was going to be the worst weather that we’ve had all winter.
“If you’re not from here… That suspension doesn’t really impact you. By the time they get around to doing that, it’s usually after the ticket’s gone unpaid or after it’s been paid, a few weeks have passed, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles reviews your driving record, they then cause a letter to be generated which
After a B.C. man recently racked up his 21st impaired driving conviction, one lawyer says it’s the system — not the offender — that requires a closer look. Abbotsford resident Roy Heide pleaded guilty to another charge in December, setting the alleged Canadian record for the most convictions for impaired driving offences, investigators say. Heide is now
When the City of Vancouver’s budget was released this week, one item that stood out was the expensed cost of councillors’ verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, and Mo Amir, a Vancouver podcast host, tell Gloria Macarenko that it’s an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds. Kyla Lee,
“I wonder how many people have just been paying the protection money” “It can only really happen, I think in a tighter close knit community where there’s some suspicion of the police” “A business owner gets this thing and wonders, what am I going to do, and this is backed up by actual potential for violence”
While sneezing behind the wheel doesn’t count as distracted driving anywhere in Canada, it’s still nothing to sneeze at. If a sneezing fit causes you to lose control of your car, you could face charges for careless driving, a Vancouver lawyer said. “Sneezing [while] driving is not explicitly distracted driving,” said Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based
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The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) announced its pilot project to launch a cannabis saliva test for determining impairment in drivers. According to OTS Director Mike Hanson, the test is being designed to determine recent impairment. “We’re not looking to find somebody who used 10 days or 14 days ago. We’re looking for somebody
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
