The construction of these…

The construction of these bike lanes has barely been completed and the province is proposing to tear out? This is a waste of money and without any data collection or statistics to justify this decision. The bike lanes have not been in place long enough to establish their impact on traffic or their long-term usage. The justification of the bike lanes in the first place was based on studies on usage, traffic impact, etc. Where is the review of this research to show if or how it is flawed? At the very least, it is an opportunity to learn to not repeat same mistake.
I am both a bike rider and car driver and am sympathetic to people stuck in traffic. I have also ridden my bike in Toronto well before there were bike lanes. The current bike lanes makes biking vastly better than before.
I am not convinced that bike lanes are a primary cause for traffic. As others have pointed out, there are no bike lanes on the highways. There are other solutions that can be explored. For example, no street parking on main roads anywhere that it would block a lane for traffic. Technology such as FSD cars and automated public transit should also reduced traffic within the next decade.
Last point is that total cost of ownership of a car is unaffordable for many. Bikes, ebikes, and scooters (all users of bike paths) allow more people to afford to be mobile.