Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Your discussions with the crown is part of attempt of resolution of this allegation. If the crown whishes to ask the Court for an amendment you should argue against it at Court.
Bottom line you believe that the offence you were charged with is wrong or does not apply to the case. The Court has to consider s. 34, 35, 36 of the POA. Govern yourself ...

Was the officer stationary or moving at the time of enforcement?

Red Light Fail to Stop applies only if you have entered the intersection when the light was displaying RED. If you have entered on an amber it is a wrong charge. Furthermore, if you entered on amber you may advance a defence and take your chances at trial.
This situation coupled with the bad weather may just work.

If you decide not to pursue a ...

Just to assist you in this: municipal prosecutor DOES NOT have a right to amend the charge. Any amendments are to be done by Court. The prosecution may ask the Court to do it but it is open to your response and arguments to the contrary.

The Court has to consider sections 34, 35 and 36 of the POA before any amendments can be done.

In your situation 141(6) is a proper section number. Section 144(6) deals with an improper STOP at the intersection.

You may still be able to resolve this matter.

I bet you I know which officer it was...

Interesting story but I have to tell you there is no "entrapment" if this even exist in traffic cases.

In your situation you may still have several arguments to advance. You should obtain disclosure and review it. This particular allegation carries 2 demerit points.

Am I correct with my assumption that I don't need to stop again once I've stopped at the stop line and am now waiting for an opportunity to get through the intersection?

You are absolutely correct. If you stopped at the white line you did not do anything wrong. You might also want to consider asking the court for an adjournment to obtain and ...

I would respectfully diagree with the chances of beating this allegation. If you were not driving the motor vehicle in question.....there is no case for the prosecution.

P.S. - Admissions or statements made by the defendant may change things.

By paying the ticket you automaticaly accept the responsibility and "will be found guilty"!

In the scenario you have put forward it appears that potentially wrong charge was laid. You should seek representation to minimize civil liability.

This allegation surely does not meet the required elements of the charge.

Careless Driving is used as a default charge way too often. In this particular case you may have several issues to be argued.

Stop Signs:

Every driver approaching a stop sign at an intersection:
a) shall stop his or her vehicle....at a marked stop line or, if none, then immediately before entering the nearest crosswalk or, if none, them immediately before entering the intersection

So the question is did you do what is required? If not you should consider resolution of ...

You mentioned that you have hired a paralegal. Your paralegal should be able to answer all of your questions regarding this matter (you paid for it).

Photo evidence can be tricky sometimes. Overall seems like you have a good case for trial.

You should obtain an independed legal advise to become familiar with the allegation against you. There may be issues worth arguing.

If your trial date on 1st of March and you filed the 11b application on 08 Feb'10 - YOU ARE NOT LATE.