"This is a cash grab off taxpayers. Nothing more, nothing less, he said, adding he offered to personally demonstrate for mayors how to slow traffic. I will stand in an area where you want to calm the traffic, and I'll show you how to calm the traffic instantly. It's not that they don't know how to do it. They don't want to do it because it's a cash grab."
"The premier pointed to one camera on Toronto's west end that has generated more than C$7m in fines for drivers after generating more than 63,000 tickets. The camera, in a 40kmph zone was installed in a 40kpmh zone in 2022 after a speeding motorist killed an elderly couple in a five-vehicle crash. It has been vandalized seven times in the past ten months."
Ontario plans to ban speed cameras, describing the devices as an out-of-control tax grab and promising a new fund for cities to install alternative road safety measures. Regulations passed in 2019 allowed municipalities to install cameras, and only 37 of the province's 444 municipalities reportedly still support their use. One camera in Toronto's west end produced more than C$7m in fines and issued over 63,000 tickets after installation following a fatal crash; that camera has been vandalized seven times in ten months. The ban drew criticism from road safety activists, police groups, and Toronto leadership, who warn that cameras reduce speeding and save lives.
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