The proposed changes will…

The proposed changes will increase pollution and not reduce travel times beyond a short term period. It will thereby worsen air quality and contribute to global warming which is our disrupting farmers' growing seasons.

Building new highways will INDUCE DEMAND. The greater the road capacity of the system, the more people will be encouraged to drive, and thus any reduction in commute times will be short lived. This has been known for decades.

The requirement for municipalities to "submit information about existing bike lanes on municipal roads where an existing vehicle lane was removed" creates RED TAPE which will interfere with municipalities' ability to function and delay or impede the creation of bike lanes. Bike lanes are an essential part of the process of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging Ontarians to switch from driving cars to bicycles. (While electric cars do not burn fuel in the same way, they still require large amounts of emissions to construct and ship.)

The proposed changes therefore violate the right of Ontarians to a clean air and a stable climate.