Michael Longfield
Cycle Toronto
Executive Director of Cycle Toronto, the cycling advocacy organization that brought the Charter challenge to Bill 212.
Connected Scandals
Ford's Bill 212 ordered the removal of 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto — overriding the city's elected council — then added a clause barring any cyclist who is injured or killed as a result from suing the province. The Ontario Superior Court found this violates the Charter right to life. The judge explicitly cited the immunity clause as the government's own acknowledgment that people would be seriously hurt. On August 14, 2026, the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned that ruling, clearing the way for removals.
Executive Director of Cycle Toronto, the organization behind the Charter challenge to Bill 212. After the Court of Appeal cleared the removals on August 14, 2026, Cycle Toronto said it will "keep pursuing this to the fullest extent of the law."