That design will never see the light of day, so you needn't worry yourself. Whatever comes along next will, rest assured, be different, with different players and different money.
Yup! I'm all too familiar with that kind of comment. Or the general tenor of it, at least. Though most people have at least a shred of civility and hold their tongue, their body language tends to signal their skepticism and cynicism.
Still very close, compared to several other under-serviced areas in the GTA... hence the plans for all that dense mid-rise. The Ontario Line is a huge draw and let's face it - car traffic is never going to do anything but get more congested.