|
I wouldn't know about Canadian law, but US courts have made very clear that the requirement (with penalties) that motorists carry their license with them while driving and present that license when asked by a cop is entirely valid, proper and an appropriate. For example, see the essay, "Validity & Construction of Statute Making it a Criminal Offense for the Operator of a Motor Vehicle Not to carry or Display his Operator's License" by B. Finberg, 6 ALR3d 506 (1966).
Even though I don't know Canadian law, I would strongly discourage you from trying to argue from a position of obtuseness about the meaning of a very common word like "person". I am sure that not only would this argument - which borders on the forbidden claim of ignorance of the law - not succeed, but there is a high risk of one of two additional results: (1) the judge may conclude you are acting stupid, or worse (2) the judge may conclude that you are not acting.
|