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Kyla Lee

@kylalee.ca
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Lawyer. Badass. Shameless Self-Promoter. That lawyer from TikTok. linktr.ee/kylaleelawyer

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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 2h
Your Lawyer Can’t Decide for You Whether You Testify kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/your-lawye...
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Your Lawyer Can’t Decide for You Whether You Testify
But if they make a recommendation, you should probably follow that
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 18h
B.C. Court Strikes Down Canada’s “Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking” Offence in the DULF Case kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/bc-court-s...
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B.C. Court Strikes Down Canada’s “Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking” Offence in the DULF Case
Today the BC Supreme Court declared one of the most frequently charged drug offences in Canada unconstitutional.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 19h
The Supreme Court of Canada is reconsidering the law around random traffic stops in *Luamba*. The case raises major questions about racial profiling, police discretion and what happens when the traffic stop that starts a criminal case was unlawful.
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Luamba Case and Random Traffic Stops in Canada | Kyla Lee
The Supreme Court’s Luamba case could reshape random traffic stops in Canada. Learn what it may mean for drivers, Charter rights and police powers.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 29/09/2026
What Happens When You’re Removed From Your Own Murder Trial kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happens When You’re Removed From Your Own Murder Trial
Christopher Douglas Cathcart was found guilty on September 25 of two counts of second-degree murder in the October 2022 stabbing deaths of Stephanie Elk and William Bradshaw.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 28/09/2026
What happens when criminal disclosure contains someone else’s private information? This case explores how courts should balance third-party privacy with an accused person’s right to make full answer and defence.
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Third-Party Privacy Interests: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada...
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 26/09/2026
Lawful, But Still Discriminatory: How a Vancouver Traffic Stop Led to a $26,398.90 Human Rights Award kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/lawful-but...
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Lawful, But Still Discriminatory: How a Vancouver Traffic Stop Led to a $26,398.90 Human Rights Award
On September 10, 2026, the B.C.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 25/09/2026
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Highlights from the first days of B.C.’s snap election “This is the perfect example of how there’s never a dull moment in BC politics. Every time you blink, something wild has happened...”
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Highlights from the first days of B.C.'s snap election - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
A lot has happened since the B.C. snap election was called. New leaders, election dropouts, and mayors sounding off on back-to-back elections… “This is the perfect example of how there’s never a dull moment in BC politics. Every time you blink, something wild has happened. I’m interested, going forward, in seeing how things are going.....
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 25/09/2026
This week on Driving Law, Paul and I talk about two serious wrong-way crashes in BC and an Ontario impaired driving case featuring a 12-second yellow light, a made-up "multitasking" test and some pretty serious Charter breaches.
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Episode 471: Wrong-Way Drivers, Bad Police Work & Your Right to a Lawyer
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss two serious wrong-way driving crashes in BC and an Ontario impaired driving decision involving some remarkably bad police work. They be
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 23/09/2026
This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: romance fraud searches, a burglar refreshing the police website, and “top crypto lawyers” after an alleged $25M crypto theft. Search history does not disappear just because the tab is closed.
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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 417 - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
A romance fraudster who searched whether romance fraud is a crime, a burglar who kept refreshing the police wanted page, and two brothers fighting to keep their search history from a jury.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 23/09/2026
Someone sent me this lovely gift made by Yukon design studio. But I have no idea who. Whoever you are, thank you.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 22/09/2026
A criminal charge can be stayed when the case takes too long. In my latest blog, I look at the Saskatchewan THC-driving case and explain how the Supreme Court of Canada’s Jordan deadlines can affect serious driving charges in BC.
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When Justice Runs Out the Clock: The Jordan Decision and the Saskatchewan THC Case - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
How the Jordan decision, court delays, and the Saskatchewan THC case can affect serious driving charges in British Columbia.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 21/09/2026
How long can COVID-19 continue to justify court delays? This case explores when pandemic-related delay stops being an exceptional circumstance and becomes something the justice system should have reasonably mitigated.
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Pandemic Delays: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn't!
Acumen Law Corporation
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 20/09/2026
The Supreme Court of Canada Annulled a Federal Election Riding Result Over a Single Uncounted Ballot kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
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The Supreme Court of Canada Annulled a Federal Election Riding Result Over a Single Uncounted Ballot
An Elections Canada employee got the last three characters of a postal code wrong on the prepaid return envelopes sent to about 40 mail-in voters in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 19/09/2026
Been boarded? Accused of impaired sailin’? Facing a 90-day plank prohibition? Fortunately, Marauding Mary Maritime and Pirate Pete have spent their careers fighting the Crown. Acumen Law Corsair-poration. Defenders of the accused since the Golden Age. The consultation be free. The rum be not.
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Been Boarded? Acumen Law Corsair-poration Can Help
Paul Doroshenko K.C., AKA Prairie Paul
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 19/09/2026
BC Supreme Court’s Strategic Plan Falls Short kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/bc-supreme...
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BC Supreme Court’s Strategic Plan Falls Short
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has published its Strategic Plan for 2026 to 2031.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 19/09/2026
This week on Driving Law, Paul and I talk about my constitutional challenge involving an electric mobility device, BC's confusing e-scooter laws, and why the province may need clearer rules for these devices. soundcloud.com/drivinglaw/episode-4…
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 16/09/2026
This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: an anti-drunk-driving licence plate, a High Court judge at 6 a.m., and an off-duty officer insisting his truck was “not running.” Practice what you preach
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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 416 - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
An anti drunk driving licence plate, a High Court judge at six in the morning, and an officer who insisted his truck was not running.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 15/09/2026
Blood demands, warrants, medical records and the right to counsel all have specific legal requirements—and being in a hospital does not eliminate your Charter rights. Learn how hospital-based impaired driving investigations work in BC: loom.ly/7fpwkwo
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 15/09/2026
What should lawyers actually be pledging allegiance to? This case looks at lawyers’ oaths, freedom of religion, and whether the focus should instead be a commitment to the rule of law.
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Lawyers' Oaths: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn't!
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 13/09/2026
A new episode of Driving Law is now available to stream! Paul and I discuss BC’s new traffic-camera technology, licence plate tracking and privacy, plus the growing e-scooter problem.Listen now on all streaming platforms! loom.ly/3_q9YxI
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 11/09/2026
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Election season is here "If she’s not going to continue as leader, if the party’s going to collapse, if whatever’s going on there is not sorted out, then voting for her and doing that is just throwing away a vote…”
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Election season is here - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will have her chance to try and win a seat in the legislature in September. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for the riding of Abbotsford-Mission on Sept. 26… “I think one thing that a lot of people are going to be thinking is ‘is it even worth it.....
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 10/09/2026
This is @vancolour.bsky.social: Kyla’s Court – Would you wear “pervert glasses”? “a change room, a bathroom, anything that you would have that sort of expectation, that would fall into voyeurism...”
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Would you wear pervert glasses?
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 10/09/2026
Nine Counts, One Alleged Scheme: Understanding the Kalwinder Dosanjh Charges kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/nine-count...
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Nine Counts, One Alleged Scheme: Understanding the Kalwinder Dosanjh Charges
On Friday, Vancouver’s chief constable announced that Kalwinder Dosanjh, a 26-year member of the Vancouver Police Department, was arrested after a covert investigation lasting more than two years.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 09/09/2026
This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays A blind and impaired man drove 150 miles by following a lorry’s tail lights. Two people swapped seats during a traffic stop and both got arrested for DUI. Another packed 200 lizards into 22 pairs of socks. loom.ly/MaiRQpE
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 08/09/2026
A recent Sea to Sky Highway case highlights how dangerous driving and flight from police charges work in BC, from what the Crown must prove to identification, police evidence and possible penalties. loom.ly/94ps9yA
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 07/09/2026
What Happens If a Judge Used AI to Write the Decision Against You? kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happens If a Judge Used AI to Write the Decision Against You?
In March, La Presse reported that a decision from a Quebec judge contained references to fake case law.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 05/09/2026
New Driving Law Podcast! Paul and I discuss BC's e-scooter crackdown, how those tickets can affect your driving record and why your car's automated driving features don't give you permission to sleep behind the wheel. Listen now loom.ly/NeWpZaA
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 04/09/2026
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Has Vancouver’s Mayoral Race Jumped the Shark? “It’s a mess. But worse than that, why is it always the woman who has to go first to do the right thing...?”
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Has Vancouver's Mayoral Race Jumped the Shark? - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
Stephanie Allen, the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) candidate for mayor of Vancouver, has withdrawn from the municipal race. Allen announced her decision Wednesday, saying progressive voters need to unite behind a single challenger to incumbent Mayor Ken Sim. She said there is limited time for progressive parties to consolidate their support and strengthen the.....
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 02/09/2026
This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays A stolen car remotely disabled. An ambulance allegedly taken from a concert. An impaired driver caught in a stolen car in Abbotsford. Read more: loom.ly/W30fRuU
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 01/09/2026
In R. v. Chung, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that duration isn’t the deciding factor. The issue is whether the driving was a marked departure from what a reasonable driver would do. loom.ly/D0dY-cI
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 31/08/2026
Where does a highway legally end? This case looks at a cyclist injured beside a bike path and the bigger question of where municipal responsibility starts and stops.
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Cyclists: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn't!
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 31/08/2026
One Word Separates a Political Job Offer From a Bribe kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/one-word-s...
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One Word Separates a Political Job Offer From a Bribe
An anonymous account calling itself “The Findlay Files” posted an audio recording on Thursday.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 29/08/2026
I just published The Julian Jones Coroner’s Inquest Recommendations kylaleelawyer.medium.com/the-julian-j...
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The Julian Jones Coroner’s Inquest Recommendations
A coroner’s jury returned four recommendations, closing a nine-day inquest into the death of Julian Jones, Mr. Jones was 28 years old. He…
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 29/08/2026
Abuse of Process, Judicial Stays, and Cody Haevischer’s Case kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/abuse-of-p...
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Abuse of Process, Judicial Stays, and Cody Haevischer’s Case
On August 27, 2026, the B.C.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 28/08/2026
New Driving Law Episode Paul and I break down changes to BC's IRP system, including a new police form and the coming Alcotest 6000. We also discuss a recent judicial review decision and put an assumption about an ASD to the test ourselves. loom.ly/cOtGaA0
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 27/08/2026
I just published A Clean Floor Is Not Evidence of Guilt kylaleelawyer.medium.com/a-clean-floo...
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A Clean Floor Is Not Evidence of Guilt
A family friend drove to a farmhouse east of Sicamous on August 2, 2023, because the 74-year-old man who lived there was not answering his…
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 27/08/2026
Sharing Someone’s Intimate Images in B.C. Now Costs Up to $75,000 kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/sharing-so...
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Sharing Someone’s Intimate Images in B.C. Now Costs Up to $75,000
And that’s just the civil consequences; the criminal ones are a whole different ballgame.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 27/08/2026
This week on Weird & Wacky Wednesdays: A plate reader misread a family’s car. AI mistook Doritos for a gun. Facial recognition helped arrest an innocent man. loom.ly/GcCrwm0 Nobody in these stories did anything wrong. The machine did, and people trusted it.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 26/08/2026
If anyone out in the Lower Mainland has a dog on a kidney diet and needs the expensive prescription food but struggles to afford it, please reach out. I have a lot leftover. I can't donate it because bags are open. Kyla [at] KylaLee [dot] CA - just email me and we can arrange a pickup time.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 26/08/2026
Fighting an excessive speeding ticket in BC takes more than simply telling your side. R. v. Khurana shows how radar evidence, police observations and credibility can shape a case, and why a strong defence matters from the start. Learn more. loom.ly/lcXsyBo
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 26/08/2026
I just published Cannabis Psychosis, Automatism, and the Narrow Door Left Open kylaleelawyer.medium.com/cannabis-psy...
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Cannabis Psychosis, Automatism, and the Narrow Door Left Open
A 38-year-old Toronto man chased a family down the street, wearing only a towel, alternating between shouting “I will kill you” and “I will…
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 26/08/2026
Too Rich for Legal Aid, Too Poor for a Lawyer kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/too-rich-f...
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Too Rich for Legal Aid, Too Poor for a Lawyer
On August 20, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a notice of application in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench against both the provincial and federal governments.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 24/08/2026
Wrigley and I said goodbye yesterday morning. He was the greatest dog that ever lived. He was my soul mate. I will never recover from my broken heart.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 23/08/2026
Tonight on CHEK TV, catch me on Our City Tonight airing at 10:30pm and midnight. If you miss the broadcast, you can stream the episode on the CHEK Streaming + App under Episode 272, or watch it online at www.ourcitytonighttv.com
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 22/08/2026
Paul and I discuss the legal questions after a plane collided with a vehicle during an emergency landing in Prince George, plus a dirt bike rider who stopped for gas during a high-speed police chase. Listen now! loom.ly/LWW8BP4
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 21/08/2026
Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Can staffing shake up help B.C. Conservatives in polls? “It really feels like a “devil you know” situation…”
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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Can staffing shake up help B.C. Conservatives in polls? - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
British Columbia’s Opposition Conservatives have replaced party president Aisha Estey as the shakeup under new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continues… “It really feels like a “devil you know” situation where Kerry-Lynne Findlay is to some extent this untested leader. There’ve been big departures from the leadership behind her. There’s been high profile departures from the party.....
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 20/08/2026
I just published A Six-Year Sentence Does Not Mean Six Years in Prison, But That’s Not a Bad Thing kylaleelawyer.medium.com/a-six-year-s...
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A Six-Year Sentence Does Not Mean Six Years in Prison, But That’s Not a Bad Thing
On March 14, 2025, a woman named Brittany Barry was sentenced to six years in prison for a crash that killed two people in Saskatchewan…
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 20/08/2026
Fewer Impaired Drivers Caught This Summer. But Does it Mean Impaired Driving Rates are Declining? kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/fewer-impa...
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Fewer Impaired Drivers Caught This Summer. But Does it Mean Impaired Driving Rates are Declining?
Spoiler alert: no.
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 19/08/2026
This week's Weird & Wacky Wednesdays A trucker called 911 on himself. A driver doing 108 mph blamed Love Island. A pocket dial helped build a criminal case. Another man called 911 282 times trying to "break" it. loom.ly/PRXEoqQ
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Kyla Lee @kylalee.ca · 18/08/2026
Can you consult a lawyer before a roadside breathalyzer in Canada? Usually, the test must be taken immediately. But R. v. Boutin shows how police conduct can affect your rights, and whether refusing may have a reasonable excuse. loom.ly/7a8nFHI
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