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Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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Judge ruled that the removal of the 3 bike lanes will put 'people at increased risk of harm and death'

The judge ruled Wednesday that Cycle Toronto and others "have established that removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person."

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If this isn't the end, how can we hold the ontario government responsible for this ridiculous fight? We the people should not constantly be dishing out cash for legal fees to protect our own rights.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We shouldn't but this is the democratic system we live in. Voting happens at the ballot box, in the ledership races, in party fundraising, in union organizing, in the courts, in ad spending.. Turns out dollars are votes too and some have more of them than others. If curbing our rights is profitble for some with more cash, or sometimes just desirable, we'll have to raise our dollar votes against them. And if we're lucky, our ballot box votes might have made it cheaper. Never free. It's super fucking annoying and it's too much work. Improvements are possible but that's where we are today.

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