9 d. ago Speed cameras in London: A 'tax grab' or road safety success?

London's deputy mayor calls Premier Doug Ford's decision to ban speed cameras 'short-sighted'

Economics

9 d. ago Two GTA mayors disagree with Ford’s decision to ban automated speed cameras

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made “the wrong decision” when it comes to his proposed legislative ban on automated speed cameras when MPPs return to work in October. “Speed cameras work,” Chow told reporters Thursday following the Premier’s announcement. “They help save lives. And we know speeding kills. Today, the […]

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9 d. ago Ottawa councillor says city should 'refine' but not remove speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation next month that will ban municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across Ontario.

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1 week ago The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.

Politics

2 w. ago Automated speed cameras make roads safer, Ontario police chiefs say

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to axe automated speed cameras in towns and cities, calling them a 'tax grab' and suggesting they don't make streets safer.

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2 w. ago Doug Ford calls them a ‘tax grab,’ but Ontario police chiefs say speed cameras work

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to axe automated speed cameras in towns and cities, calling them a 'tax grab' and suggesting they don't make streets safer.

Economics

2 w. ago Ontario city stops speed camera use as Ford pushes for end to ‘tax grab’

The City of Vaughan has formally dropped its use of automated speed enforcement cameras as Ontario’s premier urges municipalities that have them to end the “tax grab.”

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario municipalities urge Ford to reconsider plan to ditch speed cameras

Ford reacted to news earlier this week that 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two nights, saying if municipalities don't ditch them, he will.

Politics

3 w. ago Doug Ford tells Ontario municipalities he will get rid of automated speed cameras if they don’t

The premier called the cameras nothing but a cash grab and suggested ‘huge signs, big flashing lights’ to slow down traffic near schools

Politics

3 w. ago WARMINGTON: Like vandals have been trying to do, premier says ‘tax grab’ cameras need to go

Calling it a rapacious “tax grab,” the war on automated school-zone speed cameras just recruited a big booster in the battle against Big Brother by the name of Premier Doug Ford. There may be no more need to wait for the next group of people with hacksaws to cut down photo speed cameras because Ford […]

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Tax grab’: Ford considers forcing cities to get rid of automated speed cameras

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said the premier's comments were 'idiotic' and accused him of planning to make the province's roads less safe.

Economics

3 w. ago Multiple Toronto speed cameras ‘vandalized’ overnight, city says

The City of Toronto says multiple automated speed enforcement cameras were 'vandalized' overnight Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Ontario region expects to generate $9.8M from speed enforcement cameras in 2025

The Waterloo Region says it has handed out tens of thousands of tickets since launching its new automated speed camera program in February.

Economics