I do not understand how Bill…

I do not understand how Bill 212 is at all compatible with a fiscally conservative government. This bill not only extends government overreach, it proposes wasting tax dollars in order to do so. I paid $170,000 (rounded down) in income tax last year. Why is a conservative government wasting my tax money and taking away property rights?

This bill proposes that the government be allowed to expropriate people’s property with no chance to even adjust the timeline. This feels like such a violation of my property rights.

Toronto is a growing city. Even ignoring induced demand, there is absolutely nowhere to expand roads in most areas of Toronto without expropriating private property (which you seem a little too eager to do). The only way to make traffic better for the people who have to drive is to give everybody other options, like the already existing bike lanes that my tax money has already been spent on.

Cyclists in Toronto are dying because it is unsafe for them to move around the city. The Bloor-Annex BIA believes that removing the bike lanes would be disastrous. Why are we not listening to the business owners and people who actually use the bike lanes?

I am sick and tired of all the construction downtown. I am sick and tired of seeing my money wasted on digging up roads again and again. I am sick and tired of the government taking infrastructure away from me. Leave the bike lanes alone. The people of Toronto need them.