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Truckers Say Michigan Voters Got It Right on New Windsor-Detroit Bridge

(TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2012) — The vote by the people of Michigan to defeat a ballot proposition that would have held up construction of the long-awaited second bridge at Windsor-Detroit, isย  “terrific news and shows that the people of Michigan reject the self-interest and cronyism that so many of the state’s legislators have fallen victim to in recent years,” says David Bradley, president of the Ontario Trucking Association.

Voters soundly rejected Proposal 6, the proposed constitutional amendment supportedย  by the owners of the private Ambassador Bridge to delay or block the planned New International Trade Crossing (NITC) bridge between Detroit and Windsor.

The votersโ€™ defeat of Prop 6 helps clear the path for Gov. Rick Snyder and Canadian officials toย  proceed with the NITC project unimpeded.

โ€œAs has been said so often in the last 12 hours โ€“ the people have spoken and the people are always right,โ€ said Bradley. โ€œThe people have rejected a proposal that would have denied Michiganders and the people of the entire United States as well as Ontario and Canada the benefits of the most important infrastructure project in years.โ€

Bradley, who has been anย ardent supporter of a new, publicly-owned bridge for many years credits the efforts of Governor Rick Snyder, and the hard work of a dedicated group private citizens and business groups โ€œin overcoming a campaign against the new bridge which has been founded more on financial might than what is right.โ€

He also commended the Government of Canada and its officials in the Canadian Consulate in Detroit for its leadership.

Bradley doesnโ€™t expect the battle to be over as NITC may still end up in legal wrangling, but he added, โ€œthe only court that truly matters — the court of public opinion โ€“ has rendered its decision.โ€