 thumb|right|250px|a map of the greater toronto area with the city of toronto and the four surrounding regional municipalities. the province of toronto is an urban secession proposal to split the city of toronto and some or all of the greater toronto area (gta) from the province of ontario into a new canadian province. secession of toronto, the surrounding region, or any other portion of the province from ontario to create a new province would require an amendment to the constitution of canada. the proposal for a new province of toronto has been made by politicians and urban affairs commentators, most recently in 2010 by mpp bill murdoch. the concept has also been supported by jane jacobs and others. variations of the proposal have appeared intermittently for decades.  ==causes== arguments posited for toronto or gta provincehood include those
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