At the December 14, 2022 City Council meeting, Laine spoke about the Budget Directions report and its impact on College Ward residents. Watch her comments here!
We need clearer accounting for photo radar revenues
Video of Laine asking questions about Red Light Camera and ASE revenues
Recent media reports have highlighted the Ottawa Auditor General’s findings that describe the redirection of red-light camera revenue since 2019 to the City’s general revenues and to the Ottawa Police Service.
I have to say I’m feeling disappointed that we repeated this same decision-making, despite my best efforts, even as recently as four months ago.
I spoke out during the 2025 budget deliberations in December because we voted again to redirect revenue from road safety measures, this time from automated speed enforcement (ASE) revenues, collected now and moving forward.
That’s right. This isn’t just a 2019 decision under the last term of Council: this Council voted to make the same decision in 2024!