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Eastern Ontario Mayor Wants to Clamp Tires on Quebec-Plated Vehicles for Parking Tickets
Mayor John Beddows proposed wheel clamping for Quebec-plated vehicles due to unpaid parking fines, noting 10 of 19 unpaid tickets issued to Quebec drivers between January and July 2025.
- Gananoque Mayor John Beddows issued a directive in August 2025 proposing to clamp Quebec-plated vehicles with unpaid parking tickets until paid.
- This proposal arose because Ontario lacks an agreement with Quebec to enforce parking tickets, leaving Quebec drivers with no consequences for unpaid fines.
- The directive includes creating a new parking ticket class covering clamping and unclamping costs, while town staff study bylaw changes to permit such enforcement.
- Critics like Quebec resident Robin Brass call clamping 'severe,' and local David Osmond warns singling out Quebec drivers risks deterring tourists who form a large visitor base.
- A council motion now requests the mayor to clarify the directive’s rationale, while Beddows admits the Quebec-specific measure might not survive but wanted the idea explored.
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Gananoque, Ont., mayor wants to clamp down on Quebec parking scofflaws
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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The mayor of Gananoque proposes to block the wheels of Quebecers who do not pay for their parking, but this idea is far from unanimous.
·Montreal, Canada
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Ontario mayor proposes clamping wheels of Quebec vehicles until parking fines paid
The mayor of Gananoque, Ont., has used new powers granted by the province to propose changing the town's parking bylaw to single out vehicles with Quebec licence plates by clamping their wheels until their owners pay parking tickets.
·Canada
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