As a resident of Toronto who…

As a resident of Toronto who often commutes by car, and occasionally cycling, I strongly oppose this bill.

Tearing up critical bike lanes will not only be of significant fiscal cost to the taxpayers but will make the streets significantly more dangerous for both drivers and cyclists. Beyond that, the goal of trying to improve traffic with this is nonsensical. Removing the bike lanes does not remove the cyclists, they now have to cycle in the same lanes as cars. There is no aspect to this that is beneficial to the city or it's commuters.

Beyond that, the prospect of the province having power over the municipality's ability to construct life saving infrastructure is outrageous. It's a clear example of the provincial government over-stepping it's bounds to a direct detriment of the city's residents.

Looking at bill 212 as a whole, there seems to be no data to back up the proposals outlined. It is wholly unclear how the province expects removing bike lanes to decrease congestion or what their sources are for making such a decision. The remaining aspects of it, waiving environmental assessments for highway 413, and reducing the rights of landowners in its path, are equally egregious.

Any government member voting in favor of this bill seriously needs to reflect on their motivations. I will be ashamed to live in a province so corrupt as to allow such a level of idiocy in our government.