I am a father, a worker, a…

I am a father, a worker, a Toronto resident, a driver and a cyclist. And I am enraged by this poorly thought out and callous law that aims to stifle new bike lanes in Toronto and even rip out ones recently installed. This bill is wasteful, lacking in data and logic, it will put myself, my child and my friends and fellow residents at further risk by removing and preventing the installation of safe bike lanes to help us get around the city. The data are clear: congestion is a problem, but bikes are part of the solution. Every person on a bike is one less person in a car. Cyclists frequent businesses, spend money, and are just as much as part of the community and the economy as someone in a car, while producing less pollution and creating must less danger on the roads for others compared to cars. I urge this government and every voting MPP to reconsider this vindictive and foolhardy law that seems aimed and stoking division, punishing Toronto and will likely lead to deaths on the roads, which will be squarely on your hands.