Michigan governor calls on Canada to put an end to border protest
Michigan’s governor is calling on Canada to stop a border protest snarling one of the country’s busiest trade routes.
Flag-waving protesters opposed to COVID-19 measures are blocking Canada-bound traffic from crossing the Ambassador Bridge.
The protest on the Canadian side of the bridge that links Windsor, Ont., and Detroit began on Monday.
U.S. politician uses blockade at Canada-U.S. border to argue for Buy American
A U.S. lawmaker has seized on blockades at the Canada-U.S. border to argue for more Buy American-style policies and for less reliance on buying goods from Canada.
The call from Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin comes as the protest at a vital Windsor-Detroit crossing has slowed commercial cargo delivery and hit car plants, with several companies stopping production.
“Michiganders have been saying for decades that when our manufacturing is outsourced too much, we end up paying the price,” Slotkin wrote in a series of tweets Wednesday night.
