Someone Likes The Ambassador Bridge Co.

I have never seen anything like this before. You won't believe me. You'll think I made it up. You'll accuse me of an early April 1st joke. But it's true. I found this while doing some research.

A State Legislator, actually a bunch of them, in Michigan introduced the following Resolution in favour of the Ambassador Bridge Company. Can you imagine if something like this was introduced at Queen's Park by one or both of our two Cabinet Ministers to signify that we do not have back-ups on Huron Church and that the border is working. Nawwwwww I must be dreaming!

No. 53

STATE OF MICHIGAN

JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature

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REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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House Chamber, Lansing, Thursday, June 9, 2005.
House Resolution No. 90.

A resolution expressing appreciation and support for the Ambassador Bridge.

Whereas, The Ambassador Bridge has provided a safe and efficient border crossing service for people and goods since its dedication on November 11, 1929; and

Whereas, The total U.S. trade with Ontario is nearing $400 billion annually. This amount is larger than the total U.S. trade with Japan. Almost 30 percent of Ontario's trade total crosses the Ambassador Bridge; and

Whereas, The Ambassador Bridge has continually taken steps to enhance its service and to increase the volume of traffic that can move safely and efficiently between Canada and the U.S. with capacity increases in 2001 and 2004; and

Whereas, The Ambassador Bridge has, and will, continue to properly secure the border since 9/11; and

Whereas, In response to a December 2004 request from outgoing U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister, Anne McLellan, for a 25 percent increase in throughput capacity at each border crossing by June 2005, the Ambassador Bridge has presented plans for a 50 percent increase in capacity on the U.S. Plaza and a 45 percent increase on the Canadian Plaza; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body express appreciation and support for the Ambassador Bridge. We applaud the Detroit International Bridge Company for its continual program of enhancement of service and throughput capacity of this vital border crossing; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Detroit International Bridge Company as a token of our esteem.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Commerce.