what is the climate of the former like?
Hot summer, humid continental climate.
Toronto
 hot summer humid continental climate 
who is queen elizabeth way? It is a  is a 400-series highway in  Ontario. where is this place? It is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. which route does this way connect to? It links Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and Buffalo, New York.
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Toronto [SEP] Climate
The city of Toronto has a hot summer humid continental climate (Köppen: "Dfa"), until the 20th century on the threshold of a warm summer humid continental climate ("Dfb") but still found in the metropolitan region, with warm, humid summers and cold winters. According to the classification applied by Natural Resources Canada, the city of Toronto is in plant hardiness zone 7a, with some suburbs & nearby towns having lower zone ratings. The city experiences four distinct seasons, with considerable variance in length. As a result of the rapid passage of weather systems (such as high- and low-pressure systems), the weather is variable from day to day in all seasons.