Border security
Canada will pay for
the construction of a U.S. customs plaza on a new bridge connecting Detroit and
Windsor while the U.S. government finances its operations, under a deal
announced Wednesday.
A Canadian public-private partnership overseeing the bridge project will
pay for building the customs plazas on both sides of the border and the United
States will staff, operate and maintain the Detroit customs plaza.
"This arrangement is good for Canada and for Canadians. It ensures
that all the elements of the project will ultimately be delivered through a
public-private partnership," said Transport Minister Lisa Raitt at the
announcement in Ottawa,
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