Ontario's Court of Appeal has ruled that the provincial government may proceed with removing bike lanes on major Toronto streets, overturning a lower court decision that had blocked the plan on constitutional grounds. The superior court had found in July 2025 that removal would create a heightened risk of death or injury, violating Charter-protected rights to life and security, but the appeal court found no such charter right to bike lanes exists and that courts cannot strike down legislation simply because experts predict the policy will fail. The decision is a victory for Premier Doug Ford, who has long blamed the lanes for the city's traffic congestion, though a 2024 city report estimated removal would cost taxpayers an additional C$48 million and provincial staff warned internally that it could worsen — not ease — congestion; Toronto's mayor, Olivia Chow, said she is negotiating with the province on a path forward that keeps all road users safe.