Mayor Paul Lefebvre isn’t saying much – for now – about Premier Doug Ford’s decision to ban speed cameras in Ontario.

Ford has announced that his government will introduce legislation next month to prohibit the use of speed cameras.

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Various regions that use the cameras, as well as a study by the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University, have data showing they reduce speeding. Ford disagrees, calling the cameras a “cash grab” for municipalities.

He says he has no problem with red light cameras because “racing through a red light” causes serious accidents.

The City of Greater Sudbury introduced the speed cameras last year. A staff report says the municipality has cleared more than $700,000 in profit from the fines that drivers pay when the camer

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