Conservative governments…

Conservative governments have a history of supporting democracy and providing lower tiers of government autonomy to do what works best for their respective communities. This makes good sense, since cities like Toronto know far better how to meet the needs of their constituents than the provincial government does.

Bill 212 is a noticeable departure from this policy of non-interference to be replaced with centralized planning from the top of Queen's Park. This will inhibit municipalities' ability to provide their residents the freedom to make investments in transportation options. These choices enable a city to create an environment that is tailored to the community's needs, not dictated from the provincial government. Widening roads and highways only induces further demand to said roadways while doing nothing to "Reduce gridlock," it only creates more. This affects the livelihood and economic choices for everyone in the province by prioritizing only drivers.

Yet, we have an ageing population and for much of the province, no alternatives besides driving. Keep the provincial government's hands off a municipality's and people's right to have transportation freedom.