The Ontario government is cracking down on out-of-province drivers who are caught running red lights.
In one year the city of Ottawa saw nearly 1500 red-light infractions go uncollected. That adds up to a $100-million shortfall across the province, every year.
"When people don't pay fines, that's transferred to all the people who do obey the law," says Glen Murray, Ontario Transportation Minister.
The Ontario government is planning on introducing new legislation, next week, that will allow authorities to go after fines out of their provincial jurisdiction and streamline the process.
"In the case of Ottawa we do have an agreement with the province of Quebec that gives us the information necessary to execute those tickets," says Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre.
The city of Ottawa has 33 red-light cameras. There's one at the intersection of King Edward Ave. and St. Patrick St. where pedestrians say drivers run reds all the time.
"It's pretty chancy around here. There's a lot of people who do run the red lights quite often. If it's yellow or even it's red they'll still go through it," says Len Ouimet.
"It shouldn't matter what province you're in. If you run a red light on this side you should be liable for it and pay the fine," he adds.
The new legislation will also make things tougher on those from Ontario who refuse to pay their traffic fines.
In addition to suspending people's drivers license, the legislation will suspend license plates as well. Getting new plates and renewing license plate stickers will also be impossible until all fines are paid.
With a report from CTV's John Hua
