This article leads the…

This article leads the reader to believe that it is only about bike lanes; however, reading a more detailed article reveals that it is much more sinister. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session…
Concerning quotes:
“ The Act provides that, in certain circumstances, a justice of the peace may issue an order authorizing a person to enter property to do certain things relating to a site inspection or to take possession of certain land for the purposes of a priority highway project. The Act includes provisions respecting how such orders may be carried out and the expiry or renewal of orders.”

“ SCHEDULE 3
HIGHWAY 413 ACT, 2024

The Schedule enacts the Highway 413 Act, 2024. Section 2 of the Act provides an exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act for enterprises, activities, proposals, plans and programs for or related to Highway 413, including the Highway 413 Project and the Highway 413 early works projects. Section 3 prohibits a person from carrying out the Highway 413 Project except in accordance with the final environmental impact assessment report and any addenda to it, prepared as part of the environmental impact assessment process that applies to the Highway 413 Project under this Act. Sections 4 to 9 set out that process, including requirements for an Indigenous consultation plan and its implementation, as well as opportunities for persons to comment on the draft environmental impact assessment report and any draft addendum to the report. The Minister is required to publish draft and final environmental impact assessment reports and any final addendum under the Act.”

Schedule 3 describes designing highway 413 without an environmental assessment, but requires “a person” to have the environmental assessment prior to carrying out the project. This means the project will be designed without environmental safeguards found in an environmental assessment.

Please review and stop this bill from moving forward. If this bill moves forward, there will be more bills excluding other projects from environmental protection.