This effort by the province…

This effort by the province to take over what should be a municipal process is clearly a political stunt at best and a mean-spirited bullying act by the Premier.

World class cities like London and Paris are building bike and pedestrian infrastructure to ease congestion and prepare for climate change, and study after study, in cities in many countries show that increased cycling and pedestrian infrastructure increase road safety and increases visits to local businesses.

Each Ontario city must have the power to assess its own needs and make its own decisions on bike lanes, informed by data and local input. Shifting this power to the province is a purely political stunt that will set our cities and our province back in terms of quality of life, economic interests, health and safety, and wise use of tax dollars.

I strongly oppose this action by the province to remove local control of bike lanes.