Windsor mayor points to tariff threat

Windsor's mayor says he intends to veto support for Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus due to looming tariffs
In a social media post on Monday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the decision came "as a result of the economic threat posed by Donald Trump on my country and community."
Windsor mayor points to tariff threat as reason to kill Tunnel Bus
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens pointed this week to the threat of tariffs as a reason to kill the Tunnel Bus service connecting his city and Detroit. President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to place a 30-day pause on imposing tariffs on Canadian products after threatening to move forward with them,
Windsor's tunnel bus is on the chopping block, again. Here's what Detroiters have to say
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens this week said he would use his mayoral veto to override a council budget decision that would save the city's tunnel bus service to Detroit. He said the decision was in part because of threats of U.
Windsor mayor to veto funding for tunnel bus service with Detroit amid tariff fight
The threat of a trade war between the U.S. and Canada is not over, and it may soon have a direct impact on Detroit and Windsor. On Wednesday, the mayor of the city of Windsor told 7 News Detroit he plans to veto a funding plan for the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus,
Dilkens ponders using mayoral budget veto to kill Windsor tunnel bus after council votes to save service
The budget Dilkens tabled earlier this month proposed elimination of the cross-border tunnel service. The move would save more than $1.4 million in annual Transit Windsor operating costs by removing its employees from federal sick day legislation. Ending the tunnel bus would have a 0.28 percent impact on the city’s operating budget.
Windsor mayor facing anger, disappointment over cross-border bus veto
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is facing anger and disappointment from both sides of the border for his decision to veto a city council decision to save the Windsor-Detroit tunnel bus.
Fate of Tunnel Bus, connecting Detroit, Windsor, up in air
The Tunnel Bus, which is operated by Transit Windsor, could become a casualty of budget wrangling in Windsor. The Tunnel Bus operates on a one-hour schedule between Windsor and Detroit and costs $10 (Canadian or American) each way. Its potential fate has caught the attention of transit advocates on both sides of the border.
Windsor mayor ready to cut Detroit Grand Prix sponsorship if Trump tariffs go through
Talks of tariffs from the Trump Administration have left a rippling effect between the U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile, across the river from Detroit, changes are already in motion.
Windsor's budget approved, for now, with 3.15 per cent tax hike, saving tunnel bus service
City council has decided to keep the Transit Windsor tunnel bus running to Detroit. The tunnel bus was the centre of this year's budget debate after Mayor Drew Dilkens proposed cutting the service to help keep property tax increases below the rate of inflation.
Riders react with anger, disappointment over Windsor mayor's plan to veto tunnel bus service
A planned veto of the tunnel bus has been met with anger and disappointment — on both sides of the border — after Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens announced the decision earlier this week amid threats of tariffs from the United States.
In trade-dependent Windsor, Trump’s tariff threats rattle residents and businesses
As the clock ticks down on Trump’s 30-day reprieve, the lingering uncertainty about the risk of swift and severe economic ...
Windsor Mayor will veto council decision to keep tunnel bus, citing American tariffs
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens has announced he plans to veto city council's decision to continue subsidizing the Windsor-Detroit ...