Ask HN: are independent Canadian ISPs viable?

I am moving to Toronto from Boston, so I have been researching Toronto Internet providers.

At the same time, I have been reading that independent Canadian ISPs are crippled by reselling bandwidth from a monopoly provider. (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/06/13/canadian-isps-need-y.html)

Do you have experience with Toronto ISPs, and what do you think about your ISP? Would you recommend them, or recommend against them?