Doug Ford plans to ban speed cameras in Ontario: ‘A cash grab off taxpayers’

Canada premier's move prompts criticism from road safety activists and is likely to cue another showdown with Toronto

Doug Ford has announced plans to ban speed cameras in Ontario, describing the devices as an out-of-control tax grab" in his latest populist appeal to suburban voters.

The move prompted criticism from road safety activists and is likely to cue another showdown with Toronto, after the mayor of Canada's largest city urged councillors to keep the cameras in place, warning that speed kills".