The addition of the…

The addition of the requirement of Ministry approval before municipalities can construct bicycle lanes is not in line with with the current government's commitment to reducing red tape. It is requiring more red tape in order to create friction for municipalities to implement infrastructure projects that the Premier personally finds distasteful. Moreover, the requirements create friction against implementing evidence-based approaches to city planning and increasing public safety,

The exemption of the Highway 413 Project (including any change to the Highway 413 Project) from the Environmental Assessment Act is not justified (there is no specific characteristic of the Highway 413 project that justifies its exemption over all previous projects subject to the Environmental Assessment Act. The exemption of the project AND any changes is extreme and could result in the very long term damages that the Environmental Assessment Act is intended to mitigate.