Toronto Mayor John Tory met Premier Wynne today and asked her to allow the City to install photo radar speed traps on municipal streets. Such radar speed traps are used in Alberta and Saskatchewan. But they were withdrawn from streets in Toronto by former Premier Mike Harris when he took office in 1995. The program was costly at about 4.5 million but generated more than $19 million in revenue for provincial coffers. That may not be the best reason for installing it. Many challenges have been allowed in Saskatchewan but the program continues. The premier seemed non-committal. This page from the City of Edmonton is informative.
