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I am strongly opposed to bill 212. The bill and its ensuing regulations should be rescinded immediately.
Regarding the bill giving power to the province to remove bike lanes and determine where bike lanes get built in municipalities, this is significant and unwarranted provincial overreach. Municipal councils should be in charge of determining what street design and modes of transportation are best for their residents, not the province. Bill 212 will also reduce the number of transportation options available to ontarians, put the safety of vulnerable road users at risk, lead to worse pollution and health outcomes, and create even more gridlock by clogging our streets with more cars and trucks. The province should stop meddling in municipal decision-making and stay focused on key provincial areas of jurisdiction like healthcare, education and housing.
I am also opposed to the measures in Bill 212 that enable streamlined highway development. The bill further removes environmental protections and takes away the rights of landowners. I also feel that First Nations were not consulted adequately on this bill.
I am disgusted by Bill 212. It should be stopped in its tracks immediately.
Submitted November 16, 2024 8:08 AM
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Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
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