No. Do not start volunteering random explanations. The more you talk, the more you open doors the Crown can use against you.
People panic and admit to details that the Crown could never have proven. You just helped them build their case. You don’t “fill gaps” for them. You are not their witness.
You might feel like the cop lied. You might be right. But if you’re aggressive in court, it looks like they’re professional and you’re unstable.
Instead, you calmly ask:
“Officer, did you perform any objective test to confirm impairment?”
“Do you have video?”
“So your assessment was based on smell and your opinion only?”
Now the judge hears the problem without you yelling.
If you don't have disclosure, you can say:
“Your Honour, I’m self-represented. I just received this disclosure and I need time to review it before I can make any informed decision.”
That is 100% reasonable.
A guilty plea can follow you for years — immigration, employment, driving, insurance. Sometimes the Crown’s case is way weaker than you think: no objective test, medical sedation, confused memory, sloppy police work.
If you’re in court soon and you’re scared you’ll say something that hurts you: send your date and what the case is about to support@self-represented-help.ca with subject “COURT TOMORROW”. We’ll tell you the safest posture for that appearance.