junctionist
Senior Member
That's exactly what I have in mind - fighting in the political arena to get the shed portion delisted. In any case though, the heritage issue is probably second to the (un)willingness to spend the amount required to really reconfigure the station.
Politicizing heritage is rather problematic. It sets a bad precedent. If a building is a heritage building but expensive to restore, for instance, some powerful politicians may argue that it in fact is not a heritage building and allow it to be demolished. The Bush train shed is a unique historic structure. If it's really not enough for the modern city of Toronto, then preserve it and expand rail services elsewhere, for instance with a stunning new station. Don't European cities often have multiple large railway stations? When you preserve heritage, you're almost always leading the city towards greater sophistication like multiple beautiful stations, if you have the vision.