Bill 212 is so wrong-headed…

Bill 212 is so wrong-headed. It flies against fact-based evidence. Instead of showing leadership by recognizing the value of bike lanes and providing municipalities with adequate funding to address the complications of integrating cars and bikes into effective, civil solutions, the current government is taking a sledgehammer to decades of progressive planning for selfish, political ends. Its ill-conceived plans for bike lanes are once again a blatant overreach with no public consultation, no research, no valid case for the brutal action Bill 212 promises to impose on municipalities.

Pandering to those mired in the past, with no knowledge of or interest in addressing the real crisis dooms everyone. Climate change, which enveloped Toronto in thick smog, stifling heat and hot air last summer, will only get worse the more cars you put on more highways. Short-sighted, self-interested policies will ensure an ignominious legacy for this government in the future. Reversing these policies would be seen as courageous. I urge you to do so, beginning with scrapping the Bill 212 provision concerning bike lanes. The Committee has the power to show leadership where a gaping vacuum exists. Think of the daunting future we all face and do the right thing.