Talk:Province of Toronto

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I think though its a good idea to separate Toronto into its own province, I kinda like having Markham, Richmond Hill and Mississauga as part of the whole.

Markham and Richmond Hill are towns that are still growing and would benefit if it were part of the Province of Toronto.

[edit] Re-write

I undertook an aggressive re-write of this because it sounded like it was promoting the idea of a Province of Toronto, rather than reporting on it in an encyclopedic fashion. In particular, I deleted the reference to David Miller because I don't think that he is an active supporter. Someone will have to provide solid evidence in order for his name to be included. This is not a big issue for the public, even if there is a small group of people who strongly believe in the idea. I expect, in fact, that it would require 50% of the provinces with 75% of the population in order to go through, effectively giving the provinces of Ontario and Quebec vetoes.Kevintoronto 21:33, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

There should be a reference on this page to The Skydigger's "There and Back Again" album, where Andy Maize refers to the Province of Toronto. Very public reference.

[edit] Currency and extent

Indeed, do any of the proponents listed currently support provincial creation? Prue is often mentioned as a future Ontario New Democratic Party leadership prospect - I'm sure he'd sing a different tune. All this was, culturally, a reaction to the Mike Harris government, the creation of the megacity before it could find a suitably progressive voice, etc. And saying Eves, Harris, Stockwell and Korwin-Kuczynski were "prominent opponents" suggests there was more prominent serious debate than there ever really was. Don't get me wrong - this entirely merits an article - but these things still need to be considered. Samaritan 09:21, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Candidates Paul Lewin and David Vallance

Is it noteworthy to list in great detail someone who gets a few hundred votes in a city of 2.5 million people? We are only talking about 0.04% or 0.08% of the total vote. Someone with a funny name will get more votes than that. Esptoronto 10:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't call two paragraphs "great detail". CJCurrie 00:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

The well-sourced paragraphs on these 2 men do show that has been some actual support for this province, and also that this support has been minimal. However, the biographical details unrelated to the political party probably don't belong here. Pomte 03:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I've created bio-stubs for numerous candidates for public office on other pages. I could store this information elsewhere, but it makes more sense to include it here. CJCurrie 03:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree, since they don't seem to be notable for anything else. Not exactly vanity or trivia, as anyone researching the party would want to know about these guys, and naturally redirect here anyway. Pomte 04:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)