The province should educate…

The province should educate themselves on the idea of induced demand. This is regressive policy that will produce the opposite of the intended outcomes. More cars on the road = more congestion. Having a larger share of the population use bikes takes cars off the road, making it easier for drivers to get around. This is transportation planning 101.

Not to mention, I thought the whole point of the conservative platform was to provide small government and avoid government overreach. This is a clear overreach. Cities and towns have the capacity to make these decisions without the Province forcing outcomes.

Overall, Doug Ford is scapegoating and vilifying cyclists while simultaneously gaslighting drivers into thinking there are no negative affects to car dependency. Instead, the province should be implementing measures to reduce car dependency. This is shameful culture-war policy.