Schedule 2 Comments: I am…

Schedule 2 Comments:
I am vehemently opposed to this proposed bill. The province of Ontario should focus on provincial jurisdiction such as healthcare and education and allow municipalities to manage their internal affairs. Bike lanes are a crucial, low-cost aspect of urban transportation. They improve cyclist safety, reduce gridlock by providing a reliable alternative to driving in the city core, and contribute to lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of streets with bike lanes would not magically have a lane added upon removal of the bike lanes since the rightmost lane will generally be reserved for street parking. Bloor street, for example, will only have one lane of through traffic if the bike lanes were removed and perhaps slightly wider traffic lanes. Moreover, removal of bike lanes will force cyclists to assume the safest lane of traffic and slow vehicles to cycling speeds. This is a spiteful and ineffective piece of proposed legislation that isn't worth the paper it's printed on. The Ford government should be ashamed of itself.

Schedule 3 Comments:
I oppose the governments underhanded motion to exempt the Highway 413 project from the Environmental Assessment Act. This is a regressive and short-sighted approach to strong-arm a useless highway. The proposed highway 413 appears to be nothing but a grift to funnel public funds to private development corporations. Building more highways does not reduce traffic and the projected time savings for drivers is unlikely to be realized.

Schedule 4 Comments:
Your government campaigned on eliminating government waste and yet this proposal appears to add a layer of bureaucracy and interferes with municipal government affairs. I oppose this portion of the act. Municipalities are best-positioned to make bylaws and plan for urban transportation. The Province should stay out of the way. Cycling infrastructure in urban centers are an important, desirable feature to create livable neighborhoods. Our reliance only on automobiles for transportation is deplorable, inefficient, and damaging to the environment.

Schedule 5 Comments:
I oppose this. This schedule appears to remove a city's ability to restrict towing companies in certain areas - allowing any tow truck operators. I had my car forcefully towed while experiencing a breakdown by a borderline thieving tow company despite having a CAA truck en-route and was forced to pay to retrieve my vehicle. Private tow companies are need more restrictions to prevent unethical, borderline criminal behaviour. i do not support deregulation of restricted tow zones.