Province's Border Mismanagement

No wonder the border file is such a mess.

Can you believe what was said about Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield as quoted in the Star: "Just recently appointed to oversee the province's transportation ministry, the Etobicoke Centre MPP does not yet appear well-versed on Windsor's complicated border crossing and feeder road debate."

She was appointed on May 23 to her new position. Previously she was Minister of Energy. (Interestingly on Cogeco recently, at least twice during the day, they ran an interview between her, when she was Minister of Energy, and Sandra Pupatello. I wonder if that was Sandra's slap at Dwight who is now back as Energy Minister). I cannot believe that after 2 months she cannot understand what is going on here.

Frankly, it makes a mockery of her statement that the Windsor border is "a top priority for our government." If she cannot learn the file after all of this time, one wonders what is of higher priority that is taking up her days.

The story says she is coming down here "often." I hope someone has given her the route so she will not get lost since she knows so little about us. But no fear of that. The Province has "41 people involved here (in Windsor) for some time." Do you believe that---41 people and they are doing what? Perhaps 10 or 15 of them might have the time to educate their Minister.

She is coming down here on Thursday, September 28, 2006 for the Chamber's Annual Transportation Luncheon. This year it is sponsored by the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.

Just so you know, she was the Minister who announced the $357,000 in road improvements on Huron Church Road at Industrial Drive. Perhaps someone can take her there so she can see what fantastic work has been done on the border so far and then go north a bit to see the multi-million dollar overpass that few school kids use.