wooly - the city of Toronto already has plenty of options to raise funds - including a car registration fee which they once charged but repealed.

If instead of crying broke and keeping their tax rates lower than anywhere else in the GTA the did the adult thing and actually admitted they need to raise property taxes to comparable levels to fund the gaps in their budget then perhaps considering tolls would not have been a problem.

As it is the toll option was a win win for Toronto - would give them funds without upsetting the people that vote for them.  As for the GTA using the roads but not paying for them.  If we GTA's didn't have a reason to come into the city as spend money there would be no need for the roads.  There would also be fewer restaurants, shops etc as it isn't just Toronto Dwellers that keep them in business.