Power Poohbahs at the European Commission, who want to phase out “conventionally fuelled” cars from urban areas to purportedly cut reliance on oil and help cut out carbon emissions by 60%, lifted their idea straight from the City of Toronto.
The “crazies in Toronto” worked feverishly over the years to return this “world class” city to the horse and buggy days and they aren’t kidding.
As a city councillor, Jack Layton proposed banning cars entirely from downtown Toronto (Toronto Star, A6, September 26, 1991).
