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ROBINET: Their loss could be our gain, if…

I was just reading that according to Forbes, the U.S. lost $4.5 billion last year in tourism revenue thanks to a drop in Canadian travellers.  

And, that’s just money lost from Canadian travellers, not people from other parts of the world who have decided they’re no longer visiting that destination. 

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That news came on the heels of the other big news that the American president has announced he will block the opening of the almost-ready-to-open Gordie Howe bridge between Windsor and Detroit on behalf of his billionaire donor who owns the existing privately owned Ambassador Bridge. 

In the meantime, however, a Windsor city councillor is suggesting that travellers to the U.S. take the tunnel instead of the bridge. 

And, if I was travelling to the U.S., that’s exactly what I would be doing. 

Not only is it cheaper at $8.25 per trip via the tunnel, compared to $14 on the bridge, but since the City of Windsor owns half the tunnel and receives a portion of the tolls, it’s money in the bank for the city. 

Windsor Coun. Angelo Marignani told the CBC that while he’s not encouraging a full-on boycott of the bridge, “I am just voicing the concerns that my residents have brought up on how we can........

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