A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura ProctorOntario Premier Doug Ford teed off August 6 on a court decision declaring his law to remove three Toronto bikelanesunconstitutional, calling it the most ridiculous ruling he has ever seen.Ford has already said his government plans to appeal, even as it works on a compromise with the city to both keep thebikelanesand add extralanesfor vehicle traffic.He said he has faith that the Court of Appeal will overturn the lower-court ruling, but in the event it does not, he did not rule out using the notwithstanding clause to save the law.Lets see what happens at the Court of Appeals, and then well go from there, but I have confidence in the courts, Ford said at an unrelated transit announcement.Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Schabas ruled the lane removals would put people at an increased risk of harm and death and violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.He noted that the government had received advice from experts, reports from Toronto officials and evidence from the city and elsewhere that removingbikelaneswill not achieve the asserted goal of the law, to reduce traffic.Ford made the removal ofbikelaneson Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue a campaign issue during the snap election he called and won in February, and he says the judges ruling tramples on peoples democratic rights.This is the most ridiculous decision Ive ever seen, he said.Ive never seen a decision like this, that a judge overrules the people of Ontario because of ideology not because of law ideology, but we knew when they picked this judge where it was going anyway, so its not a big surprise.Its not the first time Ford has called judges integrity into question. In April he blasted judges he perceives as being soft on crime, and floated ideas such as electing judges and offering them payouts to retire early.Last year, Ford defended his governments appointments of two former staffers to a committee that helps select provincial judges, saying he wants like-minded people in appointments, not Liberals or New Democrats.The post Court ruling declaring Ontario bike lane law unconstitutional ridiculous: Ford appeared first on Canadian Architect.