Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is urging city councillors and the Ontario government to preserve automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras, calling them a proven tool to save lives as the Ford government moves to ban their use across the province.

In a letter sent on Thursday to the city’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee, Chow said eliminating ASE would be a “mistake that will hurt communities in Toronto and across Ontario.” She pointed to recent tragedies, including the death of 15-year-old Christina Huang earlier this year in Scarborough, as evidence of the dangers of speeding in neighbourhoods.

“Speed kills,” Chow wrote. “Since 2024, 250 Torontonians have died or been seriously injured on our roads. We must do everything we can to eliminate these tragedies, including optimizing ou

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