Premier Doug Ford announced that his government will introduce legislation to ban speed cameras in Ontario at a press conference in Vaughan on Thursday.

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 .

Premier Doug Ford is joined by Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, to provide remarks and hold a media availability.

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 driv

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