Everything about Province Of Toronto totally explained
The term
Province of Toronto has two senses: one political, the other ecclesiastical.
Proposed province of Canada
Some politicians and urban affairs commentators have proposed that the City of
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada secede from the province of Ontario to become the
Province of Toronto, the eleventh
province of Canada. Some of the proponents of provincial status argue that Toronto's 2.5 million residents are politically and economically exploited by the rest of the province, and by the suburban
Greater Toronto Area.
The
provincehood movement idea has been supported at times by the late urban activist
Jane Jacobs, entrepreneur
Ed Mirvish, councillor
Michael Walker, former councillor and current MPP for Beaches East-York
Michael Prue, and former mayor
John Sewell.
Mel Lastman proposed creating a
Province of Metro in the 1980s when he was mayor of the City of
North York. North York was merged with other municipalities into the City of Toronto in 1997, and Lastman was elected mayor of the new city. He didn't pursue the idea during his six years as mayor of Toronto.
Tooker Gomberg, now deceased, who placed second to Lastman in the 2000 mayoral election, also favoured the idea.
The creation of a new province is unlikely because it would require a constitutional amendment supported by the House of Commons, the Senate and two-thirds of the provinces making up 50% of the population. The issue isn't currently being debated seriously.
By the numbers
If the City of Toronto were to merge with the Regional Municipalities of Durham, Peel and York, it would form the third most populous province. Other than that, little would change statistically. Prince Edward Island, at 5,660 km², would still remain the smallest province in Canada. Ontario would, likewise, still remain the most populated province.
| Name |
Total area (km²) |
Rank |
Population |
Rank |
| Existing Province of Ontario |
1,076,395 |
2 of 10 |
12,686,952 |
1 of 10 |
| Existing City of Toronto |
630 |
n/a |
2,481,494 |
n/a |
| Regional Municipality of Durham |
2523 |
n/a |
506,901 |
n/a |
| Regional Municipality of Peel |
796 |
n/a |
1,235,800 |
n/a |
| Regional Municipality of York |
1,762 |
n/a |
729,254 |
n/a |
| Resized Province of Ontario |
1,070,684 |
2 of 11 |
7,733,503 |
1 of 11 |
| Combined Province of Toronto |
5,711 |
10 of 11 |
4,953,449 |
3 of 11 |
The resized Province of Ontario, however, would need to choose a new capital city and build a new legislature.
Political party
A Province of Toronto Party was created in 2001, and fielded candidates in the
2003 and
2006 mayoral elections.
Candidates
Paul Lewin
The party's 2003 candidate for Mayor of Toronto was Paul Lewin, a criminal lawyer who had previously campaigned for the Marijuana Party of Canada in the 2000 federal election. He argued in that election that cannabis-related charges were contributing to Canada's over-burdened court system, and said that officials "do not believe this mild intoxicant is a high priority". He supported Canada's decision to legalize medicinal marijuana in 2001, but added that the changes didn't go far enough. His campaign slogan in 2003 was "Free 416", referring to Toronto's area code.
David Vallance
The 2006 candidate was David Vallance, a retired financial planner. He studied economics at the University of Toronto, was a former leader of the Bloor-Bathurst-Madison Business Association, and formed the Bloor-Annex Business Improvement Area in 1996. He has written several Letters to the Editor over the years on various matters, including reforms to employee health benefits and the state of Toronto's provincial tax burden. He was a vocal opponent of the old City of Toronto's amalgamation with neighbouring municipalities in 1997, and led the group Taxpayers Against Megacity. He campaigned for city council in the 1997 municipal election as an extension of his anti-megacity campaign, and also advocated for property tax reforms. Vallance helped create the Province of Toronto Party in 2001. In 2006, he argued that Torontonians should "take control of our own taxes and control our own destiny".
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