I am not an eloquent writer…

I am not an eloquent writer but I have to comment on this mess of a bill. I do not agree with any of the proposed sections. The most bothersome is that highway 413 (another completely ridiculous thing this government is gifting us) would be exempt from environmental impact assessments. I understand that they are expensive and add to a timeline but for something as large as building a highway, this should not be skipped. Our undeveloped land is precious and finite. It is not a pot of gold for developers. There are other ways to move people around. Perhaps investing in public transit? We need to think long term. A highway is proven to not reduce traffic.
The other big issue is taking out bike lanes. Removing bike lanes will put bikes back in the active traffic lanes. How does that reduce traffic? And for Toronto, requiring them to help pay for the removal of the lanes is asinine. The city wants to keep them. Why does this government insist on meddling in city (specifically Toronto) matters? People want healthcare. Use that money that was to pay for bike lanes to add more family doctors, pay nurses more.
This bill is full of waste and should not go through but sadly I know that it will.