It is easy to characterize the road tolls debate as the 905 versus the 416, but that is too simplistic and misses the point entirely. Like the 407, which the province ironically tolls, the tolls on the Gardiner and DVP would be a tax on anyone relying on them — the 416, 905, 519, 226, 613, and so on. Toronto Mayor Tory deserves credit for putting forward a solution to repair infrastructure that was downloaded to him 20 years ago, even if I don’t believe it was the right solution. We recognized Mayor Tory was within his rights to propose these tolls. It is my hope Premier Wynne continues to listen as we talk not just about tolls, but about long-term, predictable funding for our cities.

Source: thestar January 31, 2017 15:33 UTC