“If you get a traffic ticket, I say dispute it. The money really isn’t the issue, the issue is the stigma of it”
“It’s up to the police officer acting as the prosecutor for the Crown to prove the ticket, and they’ve got to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt”
“If there’s a doubt on one of the essential elements of the [traffic] ticket, it ends up being dismissed. So lot’s of times it’s a difficult and onerous task for the police to be able to testify and establish to the satisfaction of the court that they’ve proven beyond a reasonable doubt”
“We see a huge reduction, significant reduction in traffic enforcement, particularly in Vancouver but across the province right now. And police officers are telling us, everywhere that they are that they just do not have the resources to put into traffic enforcement”
“Being visible out there is important for the community, because it deters offences”
“You damage your car, we’re all paying for it in our premiums”
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