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THE PREMIER’S SUPREME HEADACHE
It’s shaping up to be a busy week in the courts for the Ford government.
First off: The bike lane challenge isn’t over. On Tuesday — the day the province said it would begin ripping up the lanes on a strip of Bloor Street West — cycling advocates that initially challenged the move said they will be taking their case to the country’s highest court.
CycleTO and EcoJustice are asking the Supreme Court to strike it down as unconstitutional, after the province’s court of appeal struck down a lower court ruling that sided with cycling advocates.
Transportation Minister PRABMEET SARKARIA confirmed that plans to begin removing the lanes was “halted by protesters.” But he’s plowing ahead anyway. “Make no mistake: these bike lanes are coming out. We have a clear mandate and we will deliver.”
Bike lanes are becoming more of a hot potato as the municipal elections draw near. Leading mayoral contenders OLIVIA CHOW and (eventual…
