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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:41 am Post subject: Windsor - Detroit Bridge Finally a Go |
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| Quote: | Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Windsor today to announce Canada and Michigan have agreed on a new international crossing between the southwestern Ontario city and Detroit.
The new span is expected to cost $1 billion, and should alleviate border congestion and expedite shipping across North America's busiest border crossing.
It's something Harper's two predecessors could not accomplish.
In 2002, Jean Chrétien announced $300 million for a new bridge but it never got off the ground.
Two years later, Chrétien's successor, Paul Martin, vowed to "fix the border" during his term as prime minister. He didn't. |
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politic.....troit.html |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:40 am Post subject: |
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HARPER DIDN'T HAVE TO INCREASE THE DEFICIT FOR THE BRIDGE
If Canadians had elected a genuine small-c fiscal conservative the private
sector would be building this bridge rather than our CINO PM increasing the
$25 billion deficit and the $575 billion debt. |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| machiavelli wrote: | HARPER DIDN'T HAVE TO INCREASE THE DEFICIT FOR THE BRIDGE
If Canadians had elected a genuine small-c fiscal conservative the private
sector would be building this bridge rather than our CINO PM increasing the
$25 billion deficit and the $575 billion debt. |
No consideration for (1) economic necessity or (2) the fact that it will be repaid from tolls? |
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