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Long-suffering commuters know that when it comes to Toronto’s subways, the status quo is not an option.

They’re old, out of shape, overcrowded during rush hours and unable to keep up with consumer demand.

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They break down far too often, often when they’re most needed.

They’re not in a state of good repair.

They aren’t doing what a modern subway system should, which is to make the daily lives of its customers a little easier, not a lot harder.

Never mind the never-ending blame game by politicians about how we got here.

The issue is we’re here and the status quo has to change.

That’s why it was a positive step last week — albeit only a process and rhetorical one so far — that the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Doug Ford and Toronto council, led by Major John Tory, have reached a framework agreement to begin uploading the subway system to Queen’s Park.

There are no surprises here.

Ford ran on uploading subways in last year’s provincial election and it was also PC policy under his predecessor, Patrick Brown.