Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is calling on the Ontario government for help in getting CCTV cameras installed along Highways 410 and 403 in Peel region to help police curb gun violence.

His request comes after a deadly shooting on a Highway 410 exit ramp to Derry Road in Mississauga on Oct. 22.

One man, Giovanni Delahaye, 28, died at the scene on the northbound off ramp. Two others, a 17-year-old boy and 26-year-old woman, were seriously injured. All three were stopped at a traffic light when another vehicle pulled up beside them and someone began firing.

In a news release on Sunday, Brown said closed circuit television cameras can make a difference when it comes to police investigations.

"Being a safe city is a core priority for our city council and we will continue to focus on providing the necessary resources to keep Brampton a safe city to live, work and play," Brown said in the release.

"The recent targeted gang shootings on the 410 have in part been due to the lack of cameras and the quick ability to vacate the scene. We can't permit blind spots like this that gangs are obviously taking advantage of."

A shooting on a Highway 410 exit ramp to Derry Road in Mississauga on Oct. 22 left one man dead and two others seriously injured. Giovanni Delahaye, 28, died at the scene. A 17-year-old boy and 26-year-old woman were taken to hospital. (Jeremy Cohn/CBC)

At its Friday meeting, the Peel police services board passed a motion saying it wants to work with the Ontario government to get approval and funding for CCTV cameras in the wake of violent crimes in Peel region.

The motion says such cameras can help to reduce crime and serve to aid police in their investigations.

A spokesperson for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney said, should the ministry receive a submission from the Peel police services board, "it will be given due consideration in consultation with our counterparts at the Ministry of the Solicitor General."

According to Peel Regional Police, there have been four shootings on Highway 410 in the past 18 months.

Const. Danny Martini, spokesperson for Peel police, said police have relied on dashboard camera video provided by members of the public when officers have had to investigate criminal incidents on highways in Peel region.

Asked if CCTV cameras would help investigators, she said: "Any video surveillance that we are able to utilize and can help benefit our investigation, obviously, is a plus."

Privacy concerns

Reacting to Brown's call, former privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian said the authorities would need to take into consideration concerns over privacy, which would most certainly arise.

But she said this could easily be addressed by making sure video captured by CCTV is encrypted.

"By encrypting the video feed, people can rest assured that this information is not going to be used for unauthorized surveillance purposes," Cavoukian told CBC News.

"You can give some confidence to your citizens that this will only be used for the purposes intended for proper law enforcement."

If police have probable cause that some crime has been committed, they can easily get a warrant to decrypt the video surveillance, added Cavoukian, who now serves as the executive director of Global Privacy and Security by Design.

No objection to CCTV

Meanwhile, Cavoukian said the call for CCTV cameras doesn't surprise her, with the increase in gun violence and other crimes.

"I understand you want to introduce these cameras, I don't object to that. What I do object to is the use of the video surveillance that could be for unauthorized purposes," she said.