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Ford rejects mayors' push to keep speed cameras in Ontario

Premier Doug Ford rejected a request from more than 20 mayors to tweak speed cameras, saying `Our government is banning this municipal cash grab once and for all,` after introducing legislation in September to ban them.
Pointing to sharp growth in fines, the premier said speed camera fines grew nearly nine times, totaling more than $52 million, and Ford called them `cash grabs, pure and simple` failing to slow drivers.
Municipal data show Toronto issued more than 550,000 tickets from January to August 2025, generating over $30 million, while one camera issued nearly 70,000 tickets since 2022 collecting $7.3 million.
Mayors including Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward warn a ban would reverse school-zone safety gains and increase pressure on municipal police, while the province offered provincial funding for roundabouts, speed bumps and signage.
The dispute has sparked a province-wide debate over road safety and municipal authority, with studies from the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University showing speeds fall where cameras operate, and Ontario's school boards recently urging safety over politics.

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The Record

Lean Left

Ford kicks populism into high gear

Doug Ford's speed camera fight prioritizes drivers over public safety and fiscal needs.

7 days ago·Waterloo, Canada

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Barrie Today

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Ford denies mayors' request to tweak instead of scrap speed-camera program

'Clearly, if the point of speed cameras is to slow down drivers, they are failing miserably. They're cash grabs, pure and simple,' says premier

8 days ago·Barrie, Canada

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Belleville Intelligencer

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Premier Doug Ford rejects mayors' appeals to keep municipal speed cameras

Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his pledge to ban automated speed enforcement cameras when his majority government resumes sitting Oct. 20 at Queen’s Park.

8 days ago·Ontario, Canada

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The Toronto Star

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‘The answer is no’: Doug Ford rejects mayors’ plea to rethink banning speed camera ‘cash grab’

“The only thing municipal speed cameras are 100 per cent effective at is taking money from hard-working people,” Doug Ford wrote in his response.

9 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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CTV News

Center

Ford won’t budge on speed camera ban, calls municipalities that want to keep them ‘greedy’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is resolute in his push to ban automated speed enforcement cameras across the province, calling municipalities that want to keep them “greedy.”

9 days ago·Canada

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