Conservative MPP Bill Murdoch (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound), a backbencher of the party, suggests making Toronto the 11th province of Canada may be a good idea. Murdoch is concerned that the City of Toronto draws too much of the provincial government’s attention and rural Ontario suffers accordingly.
At 2.5 million, Toront’s population is much greater than that of any of the Atlantic provinces. The city’s operating budget of $9.2 billion also exceeds many provincial budgets.
Under section 146 of the Constitution Act, 1867, new provinces may be added to Canada. The last time it happened was in 1905, when provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created.
