Baked into a wide-ranging bill aimed at protecting and strengthening Ontario’s economy tabled by Doug Ford’s government on Monday, was a provision that would bring about the end of speed cameras province-wide.
If passed, the government would make good on the premier’s vow to ban the automated speed enforcement (ASE) devices he has bemoaned as nothing more than a “cash grab” from taxpayers.
Red Tape Reduction Minister Andrea Khanjin introduced the legislation as the House began a new session and as a handful of demonstrations decrying the government’s plans were held throughout the province, including several in Toronto where there are 150 active devices, many of which have been the target of vandals.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s the latest on speed cameras in Ontario.
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