Ontario Premier Doug Ford says some — but not all — cameras are useful tools as he presses ahead with his ban on automated speed enforcement.
On Monday morning, Ford said he was considering funding security cameras in Ontario municipalities to help tackle home invasions and auto theft, days after confirming a plan to remove speed cameras.
“I want to start introducing cameras on crime, if approved by residents,” Ford volunteered at an unrelated event in Hamilton.
“I was asking the mayor about the car thefts here and the home invasions; certain areas around Ontario are just getting hammered. York Region, certain parts of Etobicoke, Peel Region and up in Halton as well, Durham.”
The premier appeared to be referencing a closed-circuit television grant his government first introduced in 202