Ontario urged to charge road tolls
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June 1, 2010
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Ottawa Citizen By LEE GREENBERG
Ontario should start charging drivers for using its roads, says the province's environmental commissioner.
In a report issued Monday, Gord Miller says tolls and other measures, like a traffic zone system similar to those in place in London and Stockholm, will help the government reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Miller said the charges will encourage people to use transit and smart alternatives like cycling, as well as raise money to fund public transit.
"We have to have the debate," Miller told reporters at Queen's Park. "The situation is getting worse, not better. The urgency is increasing."