1. This bill is a blatant…

1. This bill is a blatant attempt to interfere with strictly municipal affairs on provincial level.
2. This bill is removing the freedom of choice from the people with regards of methods of transportation available.
3. This bill reduces safety of all participants of traffic, not just bikers. Having bikes and motor vehicles share the road again will lead to more conflicting situations on the road, while increasing the possibility of curb jumping, which puts pedestrians at risk. In other words, this bill will result in more road accidents and meaningless deaths.
4. This bill will not serve its purpose (reducing gridlock) - the gridlock was there even before installation of bike lanes. If anything, it will actually make the gridlock worse due to induced car traffic.
5. This bill would drastically worsen air and noise pollution. By removing the option of safely taking a bike, people who would bike previously would be forced to drive their cars, contributing to the gridlock this bill is attempting to "fix".
6. This bill will not improve the business along the streets that have bike lanes, quite the contrary - as it will reduce foot traffic (due to air and noise pollution; no one takes a stroll next to a busy road) and increase motor traffic, the demand for parking would also be increased. These factors will contribute to the reduction of customers for businesses - pedestrians won't just randomly come in to the shop while walking, and the drivers won't come in because of the lack of parking. In case of restaurants, they'll also see the reduction of takeout orders, as it'll be harder and more dangerous for delivery people on bikes to navigate so they won't pick up those orders.
7. This bill is informed by populist "culture war" agenda instead of factual data analysis and traffic/urban planning professionals' consensus.

Ultimately, this bill is an absolute waste of time and taxpayer money with zero benefit for anyone. It won't just not serve its purpose of reducing gridlock and saving anyone any time - it would make it worse. The gridlock was there before installing bike lanes. Removing bike lanes not fix it, it will only reduce the available transportation options. Think of it this way: we all know the good investment portfolio should be diversified. Same with transportation - the more options on how to commute there is, the more gradual distribution of traffic between different transportation modes becomes. Removing bike lines, in this case, is akin to putting all of our stock in "driving" category and forcing more people to drive. It is a net negative, no matter how you look at it, and passing this piece of legislation would just show the people of Ontario how utterly incompetent this government is.