I think you are referring to criminal matters, Sven. The highway traffic act offences are not "beyond a reasonable doubt", at least not here in Ontario. Even civil cases are not "beyond a reasonable doubt" but "preponderance of the evidence".

Ontario IS a police state, and you are guilty until proven innocent. This has been the case for some time now, and the "50 over" laws just drove this home!

As for disclosure: all they need is a picture of his damaged car in the ditch. That, and a cop's "professional opinion" that he was driving in an unsafe manner would be good enough for any judge in Ontario.