Former "tiny perfect mayor", Conservative Federal Cabinet Minister and principal author of Regeneration, the foundational 1992 report of the Crombie Commission on the future of the Toronto Waterfront, had strong words about the Provincial Government's unilateral move to expand the Island Airport for jets yesterday. "That upends the shared vision that we all gathered around... We need to light a fire! This is a major issue, no fooling around! ... First of all and by far the most important, the federal government has a clear and legal and political responsibility to deal with the proposal coming forward, they can't fool around with simply: 'we need to talk about it'..."
David spoke at a Zoom meeting of the York Quay Neighbourhood Association (YQNA), a member organization of Waterfront for All" on May 12, 2026. Ed Hore emceed the meeting, and happened to record David's eloquent speech on his cell phone. The clip has now gone viral; it's been viewed thousands of times on social media.