Windsor's mayor wants to make sure the municipality is part of the conversation as provincial and federal governments evaluate their response to last month's Ambassador Bridge blockade.
Mayor Drew Dilkens sent a letter to the Solicitor General's office, along with the Minister of Public Safety and the Minister of Emergency Preparedness, to ask for a collaborative debriefing of the situation at the bridge.
After the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act and the province made a Declaration of Emergency, both parties are required to conduct a review of the situation and the response.
"Our ask is that we get in on this review action to consider appropriate next steps to harden local infrastructure to ensure that we have the capacity to respond if something like this occupation were to transpire again," said Dilkens.
Dilkens indicated with the international crossing being federal jurisdiction and Hwy. 401 being provincial, it's important that all three parties are a part of the solution.
"Trying to make sure that all parties are at the table, talking about what solutions could be put in place, I think is really important so that we all have some skin in the game," said Dilkens.
The City of Windsor estimates the police response to the blockade cost around $5.6-million. The municipality has also requested support from the federal and provincial governments to help cover those costs. So far, neither level of government has responded.
