Dear residents, This Thursday, Bike Ottawa is organising a rally to protest Bill 60 that, among other things, will ban any new bike lanes involving road reconfiguration. Whether you bike, walk, roll or even drive, you should care about this. The Ontario government is essentially handcuffing municipalities and subjecting them to the whim of a […]
After steamrolling through Bill 56 that bans speed cameras, the Ontario government is planning on bypassing the democratic process again (ie no public committee hearings) for Bill 60, the so-called Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. This government does not want to hear any opinion that doesn’t fit its narrative (nor is it interested in data). […]
The Ontario government intends to limit debate and bypass committee hearings on Bill 56 that will scrap speed safety cameras. Across Ontario, people have rallied against the bill. Councillors are opposed to it as well. Data shows speed safety cameras save lives. But no, the government is not interested in listening to people or data. […]
Just when you think it can’t get worse, it does. Not only does the Ford government want to ban speed cameras in school zones (Bill 56): “Part XIV.1, which authorizes the use of automated speed enforcement systems, is repealed.” Now it wants to ban cities from reconfiguring streets to install bike lanes (Bill 60). “A […]
