‘Illegitimate’ for courts to declare a right to bike lanes

A legal battle over Toronto’s bike lanes has turned into a bigger conversation about public policy and the role of the courts.

In this interview, National Post contributor Ben Woodfinden joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss last week's Ontario Court of Appeal decision that rejected the notion of a Charter right to bike lanes and overturned a lower court decision that blocked the Ontario government from removing a number of downtown Toronto bike lanes.

Woodfinden argues that the decision is a victory for common sense and judicial restraint, helping to remind us all that policy decisions belong to elected officials, not judges.

He also discusses what this means for the Charter section at the centre of this case: Section 7, which Woodfinden argues has seen a dramatically expanded interpretation since it was drafted over four decades ago.

Watch the full video directly below.

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