Toronto the Province ?

*Sigh*

Tory MPP Bill Murdoch’s call for Toronto to separate from Ontario — in effect to become its own province — is a great idea.

The Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP says rural Ontario is frustrated by the political “mentality that is coming out of Toronto” from Queen’s Park.

That’s only half the story.

Many Torontonians are frustrated by rural MPPs who have no idea of the challenges we face over everything from our huge concentration of social services to our ethnic diversity.

Maybe it’s time for a friendly parting of the ways.

With 2.5 million people, Toronto is larger than six provinces — Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. read on