Given Ontario's housing,…

Given Ontario's housing, healthcare, education, climate and infrastructure debt crisis, there is no rational reason to pass Bill 212. Please do not pass this legislation which:
* spends billions on Highway 413, the Bradford Bypass and other unnecessary expansion projects (e.g. 401 tunnel vision). They will cause more sprawl, induce more travel and increase costs for households who can't afford to purchase a car or don't want one;
* takes away the right of citizens to defend their homes and farmland from fascist government expropriation;
* creates even more red tape for municipalities if MTO oversees local bike infrastructure policies that calm streets and save lives. Spending close to $50 million dollars to rip up Toronto bike lanes when the province has much larger priorities.

If billions are actually available, it should be reallocated to transit, active transportation. complete streets and a dynamic area-wide road pricing system that can actually manage traffic demand and decrease congestion. Then there will be billions left over for hiring frontline healthcare workers and family doctors, building affordable homes, hiring education staff, and improving the services we all rely on in our communities.

I urge the government to reverse course on Bill 212 and amend Bill 162 (Schedule 6) so governments can implement equitable road pricing measures that will actually reduce gridlock and support sustainable transportation choices.