Can we request disclosure/translator on the court date? or is it too late?

Reflections wrote:You may be best to get professional representation on this. You could help him by translating for the paralegal and it may be in his best interest to get a court appointed translator.

The total fines are like 400 CDN and he is too poor to get a paralegal

I know right

A friend of mine (who is from China and with no knowledge of English at all) asked me to interpret for him on court. He got pulled over by a stealth patrol car last october, got 3 tickets (fail to show insurance card, using cell phones and fail to stop on right for emergency vehicle) , court date is...