Overview
- Introduced as the Building a More Competitive Economy Act by Red Tape Reduction Minister Andrea Khanjin, the omnibus bill bundles the ban with permit-streamlining and labour mobility measures.
- Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said the government aims to prevent speeding through on-the-spot traffic calming rather than after-the-fact tickets.
- Premier Doug Ford has labeled speed cameras a tax grab and is promoting alternatives such as speed bumps, roundabouts and flashing signs.
- Police chiefs, school boards and more than 20 municipalities urged the province to back off, noting fine revenues fund road safety and warning a ban would undo safety gains.
- Municipal reaction is split, with supporters including Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca and critics such as Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, as research shows a 45% speeding reduction in Toronto and a 2025 CAA survey reports broad driver support.