of detroit has paralysed a key north american trade route. we can now speak to drew dilkens, the mayor of windsor, ontario. thank you for coming on. would you accept that as authorities, you accept that as authorities, you may have been taken slightly by surprise by these protests? slightly by surprise by these rotests? , ., , , protests? the protesters were rollin: protests? the protesters were rolling through protests? the protesters were rolling through for protests? the protesters were rolling through for several- rolling through for several days, after the ottawa siege started they started rolling through many communities, including ours, but the protests were peaceful, they kept moving, vehicular traffic to and from the busiest border crossing in north america continued to the flora, and it was only thought of by surprise that all of a sudden, it all came to a halt and so, it became very problematic immediately, the impact was material because we were talking about $400 millio
border crossing in north america, continued to flow. it was by surprise at all of a sudden it came to a halt. it became very problematic immediately, the impact was material because we are talking about $400 million a day in trade that crosses at one border crossing.- trade that crosses at one border crossing. what wider im acts border crossing. what wider impacts are border crossing. what wider impacts are these border crossing. what wider impacts are these protests. impacts are these protests having? it s very disruptive to the auto industry. we are the auto capital of canada. just the other side of the river, about 1.5km away is detroit, michigan the auto capital of the us. and all of the supply chains that support the auto industry in north america rely on smooth and efficient border crossings and this has to be open, there is no alternative but to get this bridge open because plants are starting to shut down, running out of supplies. and so, things have to happen, action has
national economy, kate. the impact of this border closure for perspective, we re talking 8,000 to 1,0000,000 trua day. the busiest and in terms of dollars and cents, woe re talkig about 400 million per day across this location and known as the auto capital of the u.s. in windsor, we re the auto capital of canada and supply chain on both sides of the border built up and tightly integrated. when the border is closed, there is an immediate reaction because of just in time delivery schedules. there is an immediate reaction on both sides of the border. it seems a standstill. you ve been working towards a peaceful resolution to try to get traffic flowing again. who is involved in these, i don t know if you call them negotiations or conversations, what s happening on that front as of right now? it s very frustrating because people just want us to go in and
were having and what the next moves would be. it s very disruptive to the auto industry. we are the auto capital of canada. just the other side of the river, about 1.5km away is detroit, michigan the auto capital of the us. and all of the supply chains that support the auto industry in north america rely on smooth and efficient border crossings and this has to be open, there is no alternative, but to get this bridge open because plants are starting to shut down, running out of supplies. and so, things have to happen, action has to be taken. we have an injunction and if people will not leave voluntarily, we will have to help them leave with police support. we can now speak global news canada reporter sean o shea, who joins us from the protests in windsor, ontario. protests have been going on for weeks now. can you give us a sense of the mood at the moment? sense of the mood at the moment? ~ ., ., sense of the mood at the moment? ~ ,, ., moment? well, the mood, simon, here is quite
border crossing. you talk about $400 million what wider impacts are these protests having? well, it s very disruptive to the auto industry. we are the auto capital of canada. just the other side of the river, about 1.5km away is detroit, michigan, the auto capital of the us, and all of the supply chains that support the auto industry in north america rely on smooth and efficient border crossings and this has to be open, there is no alternative but to get this bridge open because plants are starting to shut down, running out of supplies. and so, things have to happen, action has to be taken, we have an injunction and if people won t leave voluntarily, we ll have to help them leave with police support. and is your message to those protesters, is that to say you can protest, obviously, that s your right, but not in this way? yeah, protesting, of course, is permissible. we live in a democracy. the hallmark of democracy is the ability to express oneself and protest and demonstrate. that s