""I was asking the mayor about crime as well, because I want to start introducing cameras on crime, if approved by residents," Ford said. "Certain areas around Ontario are just getting hammered, York Region, certain parts of Etobicoke, Peel Region, and up in Halton as well, Durham, so we're going to be working on that. And I'm wondering if we can use those cameras to identify stolen cars as well.""
""There's an opportunity only if the community wants it, right? If you don't want cameras for security reasons I know a lot of people have home cameras as well then we won't put it in. We'll only put those cameras in if the city or the town wants it in, and then the community has to give a green light as well. But I think they're superb.""
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation next month to prohibit speed cameras provincewide. Regional data and a study from the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University indicate cameras reduce speeding, but Ford labeled them a "cash grab" for municipalities. Ford supports red light cameras because running red lights causes serious accidents. He proposed optional "cameras on crime" to help identify stolen vehicles and suspects by reading licence plates and reporting to local police. Installation would require city and community approval, and some communities may decline for privacy or security reasons.
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