Alberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your lane

Alberta MLA Devin Dreeshen arrives at the United Conservative caucus, in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 19, 2022. Dreeshen is asking the city of Edmonton to cancel an ongoing bike lane project, saying the city should be working to increase vehicle capacity rather than reduce it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta’s transportation minister is calling on the province’s two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing.