"Transit operations belong under municipal oversight. They must be accountable directly to the communities that fund and rely on them. Queen's Park consistently treats municipal transit as an ideological playground rather than essential public infrastructure. Toronto cannot absorb provincial mandates without binding and non-partisan funding agreements. Sustained capital investment must prioritize clearing the state of good repair backlog, eliminating slow zones, and installing platform edge doors. Local control is not negotiable. Reliable service requires disciplined funding from all levels of government, not unilateral interference."