Horwath calls on Ford government to take action on Ambassador Bridge blockade

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney to take action at the Ambassador Bridge, which has been almost entirely shut down by a blockade for more than 24 hours. She released the following statement:

“The people keeping our supply chain moving, essential health care workers and their patients, and the auto workers facing lay offs all need the Ambassador Bridge open — and that means we all need Ambassador Bridge open. Windsor families near the bridge are anxious and frustrated. We all deserve better.

Forcibly shutting down essential infrastructure like this important border crossing is not a peaceful protest.

Premier Doug Ford is avoiding action and staying underground because he doesn’t want to upset anti-vaxxers. That’s the wrong choice. The right thing to do is for Ford and Mulroney to condemn this blockade, and dismantle it peacefully using incentives like the suspension of commercial vehicle operating permits, licences and plates; and by providing any support the City of Windsor and local law enforcement request.

Thank you to local leaders including the NDP MPP team, city council, the small business community and others for standing up for Windsor, and for all of Ontario.”