Speaking for the Toronto Board of Trade, Mr. Bradley, you talked about looking to the federal government to ensure a bigger share of the fiscal pie for cities. And we've heard that from other submissions. The problem is, of course, that municipalities are creatures of the province. They are formed under provincial legislation. How can you justify the federal government sticking its nose into this arrangement, so to speak, with the provincial governments and sort of going over them to fund municipalities? I think that's a key jurisdictional issue. Maybe you've thought about that and have some answers.
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