I appreciate the fact that the federal government stepped up and provided some financial support to the businesses that were directly impacted along Huron Church Road. However, you are correct that the City of Windsor is carrying the full freight of $5.7 million for the response that was provided, which includes over $1 million for the Jersey barrier set-up that no one in the city of Windsor asked for. It was the right response and an appropriate response, but it wasn't like I directed that to happen or our police chief or anyone in the police service directed it. Others higher up were making those decisions, but the bill was handed to us. It's been paid, and because of that issue, we are now carrying a deficit of $5.7 million.
We hope to have a response to our request for consideration, because this was a very atypical municipal response to a situation that I still deem to be a national economic emergency.