Ford denies mayors’ request to tweak instead of scrap speed camera program
Written by The Canadian Press on October 7, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying a request from more than 20 mayors across the province to tweak instead of scrap the speed camera program.
The mayors say a total ban on automated speed cameras would reverse years of progress on safety in school zones and place more pressure on police.
But Ford says they are nothing more than a cash grab and the fact that they continue to issue tickets shows they are “failing miserably” at slowing drivers down.
Data from several municipalities that have analyzed the effect of the cameras on traffic speeds, as well as a study from the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University, show speeds are reduced.
Ford says instead the province will install what he calls proven and proactive safety measures including roundabouts and speed bumps.
A letter today from Ford to the mayors says that from 2020 to 2024, the number of fines issued by speed cameras in Ontario grew by nearly nine times, with a total of more than $52 million.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2025.
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press