This bill is a ludicrous…

This bill is a ludicrous overreach on the part of the province into municipal affairs and flies in the face of intelligent and data-driven policy.

It is unreasonable to grant 'strong mayor' powers on the basis that municipalities know beat, and then to decide on the narrowest issue that, actually, they don't.

The biggest issues facing Canadians are housing and climate. If there is to be more housing, it needs to be where people want to live (urban centres). If more people live in urban centres, they need to be able to get around. Cycling and public transit are the only answers that do not accelerate the climate crisis. They are the most efficient uses of public resources and roadway space. The province has fumbled their public transit commitments, so I fail to see an answer to this problem that does not include Cycling infrastructure.

It has been proven again and again that giving cars more space and lanes does nothing for travel time or congestion, so what are we even accomplishing here?