A Windsor West MP stood in the House of Commons Friday to ensure choice manufacturers understand his interest in dangerous products going across the Ambassador Bridge.
Brian Masse, a Windsor NDP MP, states the federal government must action in, regardless of the federal government stating it has no control over the issue.
At problem is a choice by the Michigan federal government to enable particular kinds of dangerous products consisting of combustible fluids and destructive products to be carried throughout the bridge beginning Tuesday.
“We know the border officers won’t even get the proper training they need to deal with the eventual disasters that will occur,” Masse stated in the House ofCommons “Instead of detailed in-person courses to go over what to do in the case of disasters, they are learning from two slides in an online slideshow.”
Masse states he’s worried concerning the safety and security of Windsor’s roads in case of a spill on the bridge. When the Gordie Howe International Bridge opens up following year, it will certainly be furnished to manage dangerous products.
Touring the bridge Friday, Steven MacKinnon, government work priest, resembled the federal government’s placement that it can not do anything concerning what is carried over the neighboring Ambassador Bridge.
“We regulate how materials are meant to be transported safely. provinces, in some cases municipalities, in this case, provinces and states are responsible for that,” he stated, referring the issue to the rural federal government.
“Those standards for transporting materials are indeed federal standards and they’re vigorously applied. Where that transport can go is up to local authorities, provinces and states.”
But Masse called the insurance claim “outlandish.”
Previously, the district has actually informed CBC News it does not have territory over the bridge.
