Um, people from the business community can be bike riders and care about climate change issues, and that's not just limited to the bicycle shop owners. There are entire businesses in Victoria built around environmental issues, but - beyond that- I've come across multiple executives in the private sector who bike or ride transit to their jobs. And of course there are entrepreneurs like Shane Devereaux (owner of Habit Coffee and Sherwood Cafe) that get around primarily by bike.
Geoff Young isn't a private sector guy, but he's got a PhD in economics from Harvard and he rides his bike to/from City Hall.
I think it would be good to have the perspective of a business leader on council, but I don't think that would preclude such a person from being engaged on environmental issues...
I get the feeling that you like your bicycle. Nothing wrong with that! I commend you. Nothing wrong with been an environmentalist either. But we have those kind of people on council already. I’m personally tired of the bike lanes, tired of the bag bans, tired of the pipeline meddling. I want a candidate who will focus on our city. Not provincial issues, not the fear mongering.