Premier Doug Ford has doubled down on his government’s plan to ban municipal speed cameras across Ontario, rejecting appeals from Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward to preserve the programs.

In a sharply worded letter sent to both mayors, Ford dismissed the devices as “cash grabs, pure and simple,” arguing they fail to improve road safety while draining millions from drivers’ pockets.

Ford’s response came after Brown and Meed Ward urged the province to reconsider legislation that would outlaw automated speed enforcement.

“The answer is no. Our government is banning this municipal cash grab once and for all,” Ford wrote. “The only thing municipal speed cameras are 100 per cent effective at is taking money from hard-working people.”

Instead, Ford said th

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