Here's something that should have us screaming.
An anti-cycling member of council, Michael Walker, has proposed that all cyclists in Toronto should be licenced and insured. If there were any possible step they could take to discourage people from riding, this would have to be it.
http://bicycling.com/blogs/roadrights/2009/10/12/license-to-ride/
Please call or email or write to your member of council and/or the mayor and express your opposition to this idiotic and abusive proposal.