Mr. Speaker, after 10 long years of Liberal mismanagement, Windsor is still waiting for the Gordie Howe bridge to open. A project that should have been a symbol of national strength is now becoming a monument to Liberal incompetence. The timelines keep shifting, the excuses keep changing and there is zero transparency.
Here is the part that worries me the most: When Windsor residents, local businesses or even their local MPs seek answers, the ministers responsible either pass the buck or do not answer the emails at all. Imagine that, a government that cannot deliver a bridge, cannot meet a deadline and cannot be bothered to reply.
Meanwhile, our manufacturers are forced to take detours. Truckers are stuck with using one privately owned crossing that is gouging them. Every delay bleeds money, jobs and confidence out of Canada's most important trade corridor. This is not just a failure to deliver; this is a failure to govern. The people of Windsor-Essex are tired of the “who cares?” attitude. They deserve better and I am here to—