Both Ottawa and Toronto say the signs they received from the Ford government to replace their banned speed cameras are too big to fit on the poles they currently have, meaning the province will have to pay for new poles and installation.

Earlier in November, Ontario’s ban on speed cameras came into force, after Premier Doug Ford repeatedly claimed big signs and flashing lights were a more effective way to slow people down than automated speed enforcement.

As part of its moves to remove speed cameras, the province said it would provide large, temporary slow-down signs to cities and then offer them infrastructure funding for broader changes in the new year.

When the signs arrived, however, they proved to be too large for the poles in school zones that cities had planned to mount them

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