The Ontario Superior Court has rejected an injunction sought by cyclists, specifically Cycle Toronto, to halt the removal of bike lanes on major streets in Toronto. This decision precedes a larger court challenge against Bill 212, which facilitates these removals. Justice Stephen Firestone indicated that the court assumes government actions aim to serve the public interest and that the burden was on the cyclists to challenge this assumption. The ruling indicates that the group's arguments did not effectively demonstrate a greater public benefit resulting from the injunction until the full court hearing in April.
In his decision, Justice Stephen Firestone referred to past cases that establish courts must assume government legislation aims to serve the public interest, thus placing the burden on the applicants.
Firestone emphasized that the group did not meet the 'heavy burden' of proving that an injunction would serve the public interest more than the legislation's stated purpose.
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