It has to be that whatever we do is more affordable, not less affordable for people,” she said. Beginning in 2019, Ontario municipalities will get a bigger share of the gas tax, doubling from two cents to four by 2022. Indeed, the most basic questions remained to be answered: How quickly could tolls be implemented, and at what cost? A source with knowledge of the discussions between Wynne and Tory in September says the premier told the mayor to “go for it” on tolls. There’s no love for tolls among her potential replacements: the Progressive Conservatives mount the same populist objections as the New Democrats.

Source: National Post January 27, 2017 22:48 UTC