The Mayor of Sarnia wants his city to reap the benefits of increased border spending.
His comments come in the wake of multiple reports suggesting that the Trudeau government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up border crossings nationwide.
However, if incoming US President Donald Trump keeps his pledge to place a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, some border city mayors worry traffic volumes may fall.
To counter, Bradley is calling on the federal government to respond to Trump’s demands to reduce the flow of illegal drugs and migrants.
Although the latter is not currently a significant concern at the Sarnia-Pt. Edward Crossing, Bradley says that illegal drugs are.
“There’s been very, very significant arrests at the border with drugs. We’re talking massive amounts of drugs and probably at least a dozen cases in the last few years.”
Mayor Mike Bradley discusses Enbridge’s Line 5 …