Premier Doug Ford confirmed Thursday his government will introduce legislation in coming weeks to eliminate automated speed cameras in municipalities, including Belleville, across Ontario. Article content

In a late-morning press conference from Vaughan, Ford said: “In a few weeks, our government will introduce legislation to ban speed cameras in Ontario to protect taxpayers and drivers and stop them from being gouged.” Article content

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The premier accused 37 of Ontario’s 440 municipalities of “making a quick buck” using speed cameras as a “cash grab.” New legislation if passed, he said, will prohibit speed cameras from exacting fines on motorists at a difficult time of tariffs and economic uncertainty when financial pressures are hurting everyone.

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