Premier Ford’s obsession…

Premier Ford’s obsession with the job he never had as mayor of Toronto leads your government down nonsensical paths. This legislation on bike lanes is punitive toward Toronto and distracts from real issues that Ontarians actually want you to be working on: funding Health care and climate action.

I do cycle and use bike lanes and do you want to know what I see is causing gridlock? Drivers who block entire intersections on red lights with no repercussions. I also see construction companies on behalf of Developers blocking whole roads at 8:30 for private condo projects. For instance regularly during the morning rush hour on bloor street in Toronto the company working on a condo at dufferin and bloor will block the entire road for their private project for at least ten minutes once per week for both cyclists and drivers. This is happening all over Toronto and your government seems to think bike lanes are the problem?

This proposed legislation is not based on evidence; it endangers people’s lives; and it’s undemocratic as we elect our government in Toronto to make decisions related to civic matters. To be part of this, the minister of transportation should quite frankly be embarrassed and ashamed of himself that this will be associated with his career over the long term. The planet is clearly warming and continuing to encourage people to drive everywhere is a losing strategy for all of us.

I strongly encourage your government to read some actual evidence based research on this matter.