Friday, July 17, 2009

Kenny Opposes Twinning Bridge

(Chris Thompson — The Windsor Star)

Senators assessing security issues

The twinning of the Ambassador Bridge isn’t needed, the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence said during a whirlwind tour of the bridge’s Canadian security operation Thursday.

“I don’t think it should be at this location,” said Liberal Senator Colin Kenny, who toured the bridge plaza along with committee deputy chairwoman Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin.

“The idea of twinning this facility makes no sense because if this facility went down, you’d lose both of them,” he said.

“So, let’s have it at another location.” Read more here.