As mentioned by a previous poster, you can still get demerits reduced(depending on the amount of demerits the ticket has) if you go the judge route.
The link above from CBC is only for the first appearance, whereby in the past the prosecutor could reduce demerits. They no longer have the power to do such, however if you go to the trial and judge, you can still have demerits removed. You can still get demerits removed in certain circumstances.
As in I have stated in previous threads, if you have the time to go down, fight it. I always do and have never paid a full amount of any ticket and for the most part avoided demerits.
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