How did the Big Smoke, a trailblazer in cycling little more than a decade ago, become so unfriendly to the two-wheeled mode of transport? The blame can’t all be laid at the feet of the current administration at City Hall.

The Liberal government may be buoyant about the mining boom it hopes will juice up the economy, but recent events have many wondering if mining firms are capable of delivering fair treatment to First Nations living over or near those subterranean resources.