Building highway 413 will…

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Building highway 413 will not solve the traffic problem in the GTA. All it will do is induce demand on the new highway causing more traffic.
If you must build the wasteful highway then there are processes to follow. The environmental assessment is an important way to ensure the damage to our precious natural resources is mitigated as much as possible. The air, ground, and water all along the highway will be affected by the new scar across the landscape and its construction. The people of Ontario deserve to know how it will affect our resources. The only reason one might want to forgo the environmental impact assessment is because there is something important to our ecosystem in the way.
There are processes and precedent in how and when the Provence can expropriate land from its citizens. Anything other than that is theft. Not only is it against the conventions of the Provence, but it is just plain immoral.
The section about removing bike lanes in just the premiers attempt to obfuscate the pillaging of peoples property, the destruction of our natural environment, and to pander to his base. Bike lanes do not contribute to the excessive traffic in the GTA or any other city in the world let alone Ontario. It is healthy, which reduces the strain on the healthcare system, it is safe, especially when investments are made to separate the vehicles from the bikes. Having a properly separated bike lane is much more efficient way to move people allowing more people to take other modes of transportation that ACTUALLY REDUCE TRAFIC CONGESTION. The better the bike infrastructure the more people will use it. This creates a feedback loop that decreases congestion and reduces collisions.
The removal of bike lanes is just a front in the culture war the premier flounders against instead of actually making moves that will help the people of Ontario. And Bill 212 will not help, only hinder.