Canada offers Michigan $550M for bridge project

[Swede]

Source: CBC

Canada has offered to contribute up to $550 million US to help the cash-strapped state of Michigan pay for a new bridge crossing the Detroit River between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.

Federal Transport Minister John Baird made the offer in a letter Thursday to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Baird said Canada cannot afford any further delay in construction of the Detroit River International Crossing.





Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/04/29/wdr-bridge-canada-border-money-100429.html

[StopTheNeoCons]

1. Socialist little brother assists helpless capitalist big brother

[provis99]

2. why would the Canadians want to get into Detroit?

Most Detroiters don't even want to be in Detroit.

[boppers]

3. Other way around.

Canada wants to help people escape, and bring their money/skills to Canada.

[depakid]

4. Cheaper goods and services across the border

especially when the Looney is at parity with the US Dollar.

[Fearless]

5. Easy. They want them to go to Canada and shop.

[Michigan-Arizona]

6. Canadians going to Detroit

Don't know about all profession's but nurse's came over for job's & wage's.

http://www.nurseweek.com/news/features/00-07/canada.html


*30% of our nurses are Canadian and have a short commute over the border.Benefits: A generous flex benefit program includes medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, 6 paid holidays, up to 4 weeks CTO, tuition assistance of $3,000 for fulltime employees, free parking, life insurance, three retirement programs, and more. Henry Ford Hosp.