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I'm normally an NDP supporter as well. Campaigned for the NDP in the Ontario election. The federal NDP has lost the script. They need new leadership and badly. They've lost the union vote which should be impossible but here we are (yes, union heads might support the NDP but rank and file members don't)

QC has mountains. Some of the best Skiing and MTBing around. NB has fiber internet. Cheaper too. I recently had fiber installed at my cottage in central Ontario. So you don't have to be anywhere near Toronto. In fact, Toronto is one of the most expensive places for fiber. Smaller towns have actual competition.

Exactly!!!

Yup, that's it. Take up as much space as I can.

If the Bloor lanes get removed. I'm going to do that pool noodle thing for safe passing and take the lane every time.

Is this sarcasm?

Yup. Anything to distract the populace as he pushes private healthcare and education.

Quick question, what does the mayor have to do with this?

The joke in local politics has been "Doug Ford is the wort mayor Toronto has ever had" because he's constantly meddling in Municipal affairs in retribution for failing to win the mayoral election. This was a jab at Ford, not Chow.

But what are the odds of it passing? I guess quite high, otherwise we wouldn’t be worried about it.

Pretty much guaranteed. The cons have a majority and can do whatever they want.

Doug Ford was never mayor.

I think you missed my jab there. You're right he was never elected the mayor of Toronto, but as the Premier of Ontario, he has meddled in what would be Toronto municipal jurisdiction more than any premier before Mike Harris amalgamated Toronto. The joke in local politics has been "He's the worst mayor of Toronto ever" when he does stuff like this.

Second, Ontario can order Toronto to remove them, but Toronto can refuse or take them to court. I doubt the MTO is going to send a crew into downtown Toronto – it’s not their turf.

They can, but will they? Olivia Chow has been abscent from this discussion since it started. And as someone who actually cycles to her job, she has stonewalled CycleTO. She's going out of her way to not present herself as a cycling mayor for some reason.

Third, if Ontario contracts a third party to do the work, they’d be setting themselves up for getting named in a lawsuit.

He just has to legislate it away. There is no risk for him. And at worst, taxpayers will pay for it.

To gather more votes from the majority of the electorate who drive into the city.

Bike lanes only serve those who live in Toronto and those people don't vote for these clowns anyways. Hell, even people who never drive where there are bike lanes will like this to give the middle finger to all the people who bike in the city.

Yeah, apparently paying for a service you use and enjoy is stupid or something. 🤷‍♂️

I just pay for YouTube premium family. We all get add free YouTube. Plus music which we all use. It's a great value and no hastle. More money goes to creators this way as well.