Ontario Report Recommends More Tolling

A new report by the Ontario government recommends that the legislature consider road tolling for trucks and cars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund mass transit infrastructure.

The report also identifies several key policy priorities besides tolls, including a cap-and-trade provision, to ensure that the government can stay on track to meet its reduction targets.

“Our report documents the significant environmental, social and economic benefits that many other jurisdictions across the globe have realized by putting a price on road use,” Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, said in a statement.

“And, it’s not just about gridlock and congestion, serious though these problems may be. Transit funding must be found — through road tolls if necessary — to make the commuting decision to use transit that much easier,” he said.