It appears that whiny big city governments are at some point soon going to get even more subsidies from provincial and federal governments, supposedly for running things like the local transit system. So, on one hand there are claims that cities like Toronto are the “economic engines”, and on the other hand, it needs subsidies from residents of Timmins so locals can ride the bus. Hello??! If Toronto politicians proclaim their city’s importance and power, have they no shame when the next moment they limp around begging for subsidies from outside?