Social Debate: Toll Routes in Canada?

"Be it resolved that toll routes are necessary in Canada." Toll routes are roads which one pays a fee for use and they are needed in Canada. Firstly, we are not debating to impose tolls on all existing highways, nor are we suggesting to build a new set of roads entirely devoted to collecting tolls; rather, toll routes are necessary in that the current method of highway maintenance is not working and toll routes can …

…the federal government has only provided $2.2 billion to the provinces for roads and highways. Provinces east of Ontario have received $1.96 billion or 89% of the federal funding, while Ontario has received only $96.5 million of the total, or just less than 4.4%. Provinces west of Ontario shared the remaining 6.6%. This is not enough money, and furthermore, its distribution is poorly managed. Toll routes will fix this problem of money distribution and contribute to raising funds to maintain highways.