Canada's Bridge over Troubled Waters

Canada's Bridge over Troubled Waters

At first blush, the government of Canada is acting like a clumsy, overeager suitor in its efforts to get a new bridge built across the Detroit River. Already on the hook for almost the entire $2-billion cost of the link, Ottawa has now said, to keep the project moving forward, it is going to start buying the necessary land on the Michigan side of the river. And that’s the right move. The Harper government recognizes the project’s critical value and importance: This is the world’s busiest border crossing. It’s Canada’s most vital trade link, and it’s overcrowded. A standoffish U.S. federal government is coming off badly, and holding things up.

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