The City of Toronto has almost no power nor the resources to address the pressing problems it faces. It has no say in immigration policy. Its ability to raise revenues other than user fees and some property taxes is effectively subject to provincial whim and/or veto. It has very little effective say in or control over property development. It can't build transit or more affordable housing without the cooperation of the other levels of government, which often seem disinterested or distracted where these things are concerned. And oil? What does the city's government have to do with oil? Toronto has lots of problems. The city's government is well down the list.