The mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand, has rejected the possibility of imposing a specific tax on winter cycling enthusiasts, while scoffing at this suggestion by the Équipe Priorité Québec (ÉPQ).
“We’re certainly not going to say to low-carbon users: ‘Plus, we’re going to charge you.’ That would be a contradiction,” Mayor Marchand said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Refusing to pit motorists against cyclists, the mayor said a cyclist costs society 25 times less per kilometer than a motorist.
The mayor also rejected the idea of imposing plates on cyclists as it would create significant administrative costs.
Municipal taxes
Last week, Patrick Paquet, the unelected head of the ÉPQ, presented this proposal for a winter cycling tax.
Mr. Marchant responded that cyclists, like motorists, already pay for snow removal through their municipal taxes.
At the end of the afternoon, Mr. Mr. Marchand’s expulsion. Packet replied. “The mayor is confusing bicycle and snow removal taxes with the real issues of taxes on registrations and gasoline,” he lamented. Then he added: “If he (Bruno Marchant) taxes cat owners, why not register bicycles in winter? »
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