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Proposal for the Province of Toronto
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The Province of Toronto is an urban secession proposal to split the city of Toronto and some or all of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)[1] from the province of Ontario into a new Canadian province. Secession of Toronto, the surrounding region, or any other portion of the province from Ontario to create a new province would require an amendment to the Constitution of Canada.[2][3]
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The proposal for a new province of Toronto has been made by politicians and urban affairs commentators, in 2010 by MPP Bill Murdoch,[4] and most recently by 2018 Toronto mayoral candidate and former Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat.[5] The concept has also been supported by Jane Jacobs and others.[4]
Variations of the proposal have appeared intermittently for decades.[6]
In fact, the remedy he proposes has been discussed, off-and-on for decades, by a variety of urban advocates dedicated to securing more power, autonomy and clout for Canada's largest city.
āāEditorial, "Should Toronto be a province?", Toronto Star[6]