Ontario Court Rules Province Can Remove Toronto Bike Lanes
Ontario's top court has ruled that the provincial government has the authority to remove bike lanes in Toronto. This decision hands a victory to Premier Doug Ford, allowing his administration to proceed with plans to alter urban infrastructure.
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Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules
Win is significant for region’s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones for city’s traffic ills The Ontario government is now free to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes on its busiest streets after the region’s top court ruled in favour of the province on Friday, overturning a lower court’s decision that decreed removal would violate constitutional rights. The win is significant for Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, and his government, who have long railed against Toronto’s bike lanes, blaming t...
By Olivia Bowden
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Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision made in July 2025.
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'These judgments are no business of the courts'
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