I deeply oppose this bill…

I deeply oppose this bill. The removal of bike lanes is a terrible idea that is only going to increase congestion. The measures to increase bureaucracy in order to prevent future bike lanes from being built is not only an overreach of the provincial government, but is again only going to slow down movement in our cities.

I also oppose the building of highway 413 entirely. I am particularly opposed to the exemption from the Environmental Assessment Act for this highway. I firmly believe we should not build any more 400-series highways in Ontario nor expand the existing ones.

The true path to reduced congestion would be to increase funding for GO transit service and infrastructure so that they can: run trains/buses more frequently, run trains at faster speeds, have dedicated bus lanes, severely reduce the cost of fares, and expand the network. Additional bike lanes and an expanded bike infrastructure network will also reduce congestion.