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Originally Posted by haljackey
I'd like to see the GTHA, Golden Horseshoe or Greater Golden Horseshoe become a single city like Shanghai.
It could still be part of Ontario but operate independently.
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No, see, I don't want it to be a part of Ontario any more because it's become the overwhelming focus of Ontarian politics.
I lived in North Bay for a few years, and I quickly learned that the northern areas of our province are almost completely ignored. On top of that, it just felt different up there. Like I was in a different province and not the Ontario I knew. The geography, culture, and economy were all different, as was the ethnic composition and climate. Not only is the north being ignored, but it's been constrained by popular politics of southern and eastern Ontario, which have next to no idea of the realities of northern Ontario.
In southern Ontario, unless you're close to Toronto or home to a major factory or two, you are ignored by the provincial government. Hell, I think the Feds pay more attention to Windsor than Ontario does.
Toronto/GTA/Golden Horseshoe needs to be split off into its own province. God knows that area has the population, industry, and economy to go its own way as a province.
Northern Ontario should also be split off as its own province in order to more effectively deal with the issues it faces and how it wishes to develop its economy.
The rest should form the "rump" Ontario that, while taking a hit due to the GTA/Golden Horseshoe leaving, would arguably be more egalitarian in how it develops itself.