Toronto must be allowed to make its own decisions

Re Tribunal’s decision could derail Tory’s dream of downtown park, May 13

The time has come for Toronto to become a charter city.

Once again, the province is trying to thwart another exciting city initiative — this time the stunning Rail Deck Park plan for a park on top of the active downtown rail corridor, in favour of more condo development.

Toronto was incorporated as a city before Ontario became a province and still has to submit its imaginative projects to provincial tribunals for approval. This has to change. The city of Toronto must be allowed to make its own decisions to take advantage of its wonderful geography and create a really special city for the future. Why do we have city elections when the province gets to make all the decisions?