In violation of the court…

In violation of the court order, the provincial government believes it's entitled to do whatever it wants. Well that is not the case. This legislation strips Ontario cities of the basic right to design their own streets for safety, sustainability, and community well-being. It gives the Province sweeping, unchecked power to block any local project that reallocates even a single car lane, whether it’s a protected bike lane, a bus corridor, or a safe crossing near a school. It's terrible.

We’ve seen this playbook before with Bill 212, and the courts already made it clear: removing bike lanes and suppressing local infrastructure planning is neither justified nor evidence-based. The government’s own experts have said that bike lanes don’t cause gridlock. But instead of listening to data and communities, the Province seems intent on rewriting reality to suit a tired, car-centric ideology that belongs in the last century. We cannot keep favoring cars over people.

If passed, Bill 60 will make Ontario’s streets more dangerous, worsen congestion, and undercut our commitments to climate action and public health. It will punish cities that are actually doing the work to make transportation safer, more efficient, and more equitable.

I urge the Province to withdraw Bill 60. Stop dismantling the very tools municipalities need to build safe, livable, and forward-looking cities. Ontario deserves better than government by bulldozer.