Premier Doug Ford is set to host a press conference in Vaughan on Thursday morning where he is expected announce a ban on speed cameras, a move the Star was first to report .

Senior government officials speaking confidentially in order to discuss internal deliberations confirmed Ford’s plans.

Ford has been has been telegraphing his displeasure with automated speed enforcement for months, deriding it as a “cash grab” for municipalities .

However police, medical professionals and researchers say the cameras are proven, effective deterrents to fast and dangerous driving. A recent study from The Hospital for Sick Children found that speed cameras reduced speeding and aggressive driving by nearly half . The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police spoke out in favour of automated speed

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