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Well I beg to differ. It very much does.

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The province has a deficit of $13.5 billion and has made no secret of the challenges ahead — a deficit created by a Liberal government that funded anything and everything (including public health).

Instead of stamping their feet like petulant children, Tory and the leftists he listens to far too much on council need to get with the program.

Tossing out outrageous numbers like $1 billion in cuts over 10 years, screaming on the front lawn of Queen’s Park or preaching to the Doug Ford-hating media that people will die if public health doesn’t get the same funding fix accomplishes nothing.

The fact is trade-offs need to be made and the provincial government just can’t continue to sustain the same entitlements given to Toronto City Hall over the past 15 years of unconscionable Liberal misspending.

The provincial government has put Tory and his council in a perfect bargaining position. They have offered to take the responsibility from the city for building long overdue subway projects, pay for them and with any luck, build them in a more timely manner without the constant navel gazing we’ve seen at City Hall.

Instead of being seen as a fight over fiefdoms and the status quo — and rather than making fools of themselves with their fearmongering — what would it take for our city politicians to compromise? To negotiate?

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I agreed with Tory that it might have been far more helpful if the province had consulted with the city about public health programs before just announcing the cost-sharing changes late on a Friday afternoon.