TorontoOntario Premier Doug Ford’s government is earmarking $210 million for municipalities to implement traffic-calming measures as its ban on speed cameras is set to take effect.The move means road safety measures will now be funded by all taxpayers, over 20 mayors sayAllison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 13, 2025 2:11 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.After calling speed cameras a ‘cash grab,’ the Ford government is looking to spend $210 million on non-speed camera road safety measures. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press)Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is earmarking $210 million for municipalities to implement traffic-calming measures as its ban on speed cameras is set to take effect.Ford spent weeks railing against speed cameras, calling them a “cash grab” because of the revenue they generate for municipalities, then his government passed last month a ban on their use as of Friday.The premier has also said speed cameras don’t work to slow drivers down, but evidence collected by municipalities and Hospital for Sick Children researchers found they do.More than 20 mayors had urged Ford to tweak the program instead of scrapping it entirely, noting that the move means road safety measures in their communities will now be funded by all taxpayers instead of by drivers breaking the law by speeding.WATCH | Toronto pushes back on Ford’s proposed speed camera ban, citing school zone safety:Toronto pushes back on Ford’s proposed speed camera ban, citing school zone safetyCity officials are pushing back against Doug Ford’s plan to remove speed cameras, gathering at a safety summit at City Hall with experts to make their case. Lane Harrison has more.Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said in a statement Thursday that a new Road Safety Initiatives Fund will provide an immediate $42 million for measures such as speed bumps, raised crosswalks, roundabouts, new signage and increased police enforcement in school and community zones that had speed cameras.”Ontario has some of the safest roads in North America and our new Road Safety Initiatives Fund will build on this record by ensuring municipalities have the resources they need to implement proven traffic-calming measures without making life more expensive for drivers,” Sarkaria wrote.Eligible municipalities will be able to apply for the remaining $168 million early next year.Ford’s public push against speed cameras began in earnest after 17 automated speed cameras were cut down in Toronto over two days.The measures to ban speed cameras were contained in a red tape reduction bill, which the government fast-tracked, limiting debate and skipping public hearings.
Ontario to spend $210M on non-speed camera road safety measures following ban
