it means little . it ' s another tory announcement like rail deck park , smart track , scarborough subway , etc . what it does is solidify whatever ' downtown ' vote he had seen erode over the last bit with his across the board 2 % that went after libraries and ttc . the city of toronto act specifically states that the city cannot toll a highway unless regulations are implemented by the province . what are the odds kathleen wynne develops regulations with her current reelection odds ? wynne is also having to come in with updated planning system which will , again right or wrong , severely curtail the availability of single detached homes in the 905 . wynne needs 905 votes , and they sure as shit aren ' t getting it if the major employment centre in the country is going to make it more expensive to get to work to pay for infrastructure in a city that actively keeps its property taxes low yes , it ' s the same bill as the rest of the 905 , but it ' s the impression of low property tax bills that counts , and rejects free transit hamstringing the rest of the 905 while the rest of the 905 moves along with transit improvements . wynne ' s already got the electricity albatross around her neck , and she ' s going to have to wear the housing albatross from the revised places to grow coming in spring 2017 around her neck . tory gets to advertise his come to jesus moment ignoring his terrible transportation commitments to date , the province does nothing , and he goes back to cutting the budget out of his ideological place , and gets to blame wynne as a bonus .