Highway Safety Bill Defeated at Queen's Park
A private member's bill introduced by the Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP has been voted down for the fourth time.
The government has failed the North again.
Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin introduced Bill 49, the Northern Highway 11 and 17 Safety Act, 2025, in June to improve safety on Highways 11 and 17.
This bill is not about political stripes. It’s about protecting the safety of northern families and communities … Once again, they have failed the North by turning the safety of Northerners into a political issue.
Bourgouin was joined by co-sponsors Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, Sudbury MPP Jamie West, and Nipigon Mayor Suzanne Kukko.
Author's summary: MPP Guy Bourgouin's highway safety bill was defeated.