With Premier Doug Ford musing about putting an end to speed cameras, Gary Dimmock explains where the money goes and whether they work.

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In the newsroom, this is what we call a talker — simply meaning a lot of folks are talking about it. And in this case, it’s those speed cameras . Even Ontario’s leader, Premier Doug Ford, calls them nothing short of a cash grab, and if cities — including Ottawa — don’t put an end to it, he might help them out in short order. Article content

So here’s everything you need to know, and maybe even a bit more, about speed cameras and why they’re such a flashpoint. Article content Article content

Those speed cameras, just 60, hauled in a whopping $29 million in 2024. And from January to August this year, the speed cameras have rake

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