‘Spineless politicians’

Dear Editor:

RE: Speed cameras worked, Nov. 6.

I thought Joanna Mullen’s open letter to Erin council and Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Joseph Racinsky was absolutely spot-on! Ms. Mullen makes an excellent case to retain the automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras for the safety of her children and everyone else’s!

I can speak from personal experience that I was caught by an ASE camera doing 41km/h in a 30km/h zone. I gladly paid my fine and now drive on that street and all others at the speed limit. It’s effective to slow down drivers!

Unfortunately, Premier Doug Ford, and therefore his lackey Racinsky, don’t get it. They cave to pressure from their base on important issues like this, rather than doing the right thing for the safety of our children, pedestrians in general and cyclists.

This is not on their radar, like healthcare and education under-funding.  Yet, they continue to lead the polls, because that’s what it’s all about with them, and their base blindly continues to support them. Incredulous!

So Ms. Mullen, I’m disheartened to inform you that you’ll stand alone on that morning they turn the ASE cameras off!

Those spineless politicians (I only direct this to the politicians named in her letter) will not have the courage to show up and stand with you.

David McCormick,
Guelph