Possessed of big pockets and the big picture, the province has long been better placed to own the TTC’s subway lines. Can the Tories truly be trusted to do it the right way, not merely the right-wing way, to bolster the TTC’s “better way?” Can the party that once downloaded services to offload expenses now be trusted to upload services and own up to the costs? They sold off Hydro One because they also failed to sell the idea of road tolls to bankroll transit lines. Where will Ford magically find the money to buy the subway from the city, while funding future maintenance that has piled up? Better that the provincial Tories learn this for themselves (or hear it from voters) — and be held accountable for it — than endlessly fobbing it off on Toronto city hall.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 22:49 UTC