I remain baffled by the…

I remain baffled by the Ontario Conservative government at every turn. This proposed bill is a surefire way to waste money and create more traffic congestion. I would argue that the motivation may be to spend taxpayer dollars on projects that will be completed by firms that certain Members of the Provincial Parliament have a standing interest in.

If that is not the case, however, I should also remind you that adding more lanes to highways and roads actually increases gridlock and makes it harder for all people and goods to get where they need to go. This phenomenon is called "induced demand," and we have known about it for some decades now. There is nothing to be gained for Ontarians by expropriating homes and land from already struggling Ontario families or by removing bike lanes that safely carry entire busloads of traffic in the most sustainable manner possible. Rather, it would seem that the Ontario Conservatives are more interested in how much of the taxpayers' time and money can be wasted on pouring more concrete and getting more inefficient, pollutive cars on the road, than actually improving the quality of life for Ontarians.

My suggestion would be to scrap this bill entirely, and come up with a different one that would invest in more rail-based regional infrastructure. Railways have been proven, since their inception, to be the most efficient way to move people and goods across long distances.

Use your common sense, and stop burning my tax dollars.