The name of this Bill is…

The name of this Bill is offensive cheap sloganeering. It shows what this government thinks of us. Can I suggests the government adds on the end "without worrying about the impact on the environment" as that would be more accurate.

The measures included here are ill considered and have not been proven to accomplish what the title of the Bill says. In particular:

- the exemption of the Highway 413 project from environmental review is unacceptable. There are proven sensitive watershed areas affected that are home to sensitive and endangered species - are these not worthy of consideration? Once paved over, there is no going back. In addition, the additional warming of the environment that will be caused is real for all area residents. Don't believe me? Stand at the corner of Highway 401 & 403 in July. Then stand in one of the targeted fields near Caledon.
- there is no evidence provided that the building of 413 will reduce any gridlock to any meaningful extent. Indeed previous studies show that any possible travel time reductions are limited to a minute or two at most. What will actually happen is that the lucky developers who conveniently/coincidentally own land along the route will develop the land - which is remote and will not have any public transit development associated - attracting additional traffic and quickly creating new gridlock.
- the removal of existing bike lanes seems suspiciously aimed at the Premier's route into Queen's Park. the government has cited how low the bike riding numbers are, without acknowledging that cycling infrastructure development in the GTA is quite limited compared to the best examples in other cities. Been to London UK lately? Don't believe me? Join me for a ride into Toronto from Oakville - and I am better off than most! Without a COMPREHENSIVE network you will get more people on bikes - it's too dangerous! Restricting new lanes and removing existing lanes only takes us backwards - more cars, more pollution and more gridlock