US Edition‘This Program Saves Lives’: Brampton Votes to Keep Speed Cameras for the Time Being as Ford Pushes for Ban
Municipal leaders and police chiefs oppose the ban, citing a 45% reduction in speeding in school zones from automated speed enforcement cameras, according to Canadian charity Parachute.
- On Wednesday, Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, proposed legislation to remove more than 700 Automated speed enforcement cameras across 40 municipalities, framing them as `a tax grab`.
- Ford reversed his 2019 stance by undoing the 2019 provincial law allowing municipal ASE, while the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police said ASE cameras are traffic-safety tools.
- Brampton city council voted unanimously to keep ASE as Ottawa plans to spend $1.73 million on 60 speed cameras; Canadian charity Parachute cited a 45 per cent drop in school-zone speeding.
- Municipalities face an all-or-nothing order to replace cameras with warning signage and permanent flashing-light signs, as Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria expects full compliance under provincial authority.
- Advocates warn dismantling ASE would waste millions and undo safety gains, as nearly 200 public submissions this month show divided opinion among residents and parents.
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Brampton council votes to keep speed cams as Ford plans provincial ban
Councillors voted unanimously Wednesday to improve the city's speed camera program, rather than end it. Councillors said evidence shows speed cameras have improved road safety, despite Ford's claims they are an ineffective, municipal "cash grab."
The Hamilton Spectator
St Catharines StandardHow Doug Ford went from 0 to 60 on speed cameras — and why he’s ignoring the flashing warning signs
Premier Doug Ford's vow to outlaw speed cameras, six years after his government enabled their existence, flies in the fact of scientific evidence and carries risk for the populist premier.
‘This program saves lives’: Brampton votes to keep speed cameras for the time being as Ford pushes for ban
Brampton city council has voted unanimously to continue its automated speed enforcement (ASE) program, despite Premier Doug Ford’s promise to repeal the provincial legislation that allows municipalities to operate the cameras.
The Record
The Toronto StarDoug Ford faces backlash from municipalities over speed camera ban: ‘Breaking the law and getting a fine isn’t a cash grab’
The mayors of Midland and Guelph, along with one municipal official, want to set the record straight that ASE's are an effective safety tool, not a revenue generator.
Students, deputy mayor mixed on Ford speed camera ban
On Sept. 25, the Ontario government announced plans to introduce legislation to ban the use of speeding cameras across the province. They also announced plans to create a provincial fund for implementing alternative road safety measures and traffic-calming initiatives.
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