"I believe in public ownership and will fight the campaign to keep it that way," he said. "We will have lower fares, greater accountability and we can afford to do it. And more importantly, it's done like that everywhere else."
Masse said that the only U.S.-Canada crossing with higher fares than the privately owned Ambassador Bridge is the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie, the only other privately owned bridge.
"I'm concerned that we could be introducing a fee here that would be borne by Windsor residents disproportionately because we use the border more than anyone else," he said. "In fact, 50 per cent of the crossing is local."
Crossing Rates - From Windsor to Detroit(CDN)
| Type of Vehicle | Description | Tunnel | Bridge |
| Non-Commercial Vehicles | Passenger Vehicles (Autos, pick-up trucks, vans and RVs Tunnel Commuter Token pkg=20 tokens, Bridge package =25 | 4.00 70.00 | 4.00 90.00 |
| Commercial Vehicles | Taxis, vans, and limos | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Buses | | 8.00 | 8.25 |
| Trucks and Tractor Trailers | Gross weight per 100 lbs | 0.035 | 0.03335 (2 to 7 axles) 0.03698 (8 axles and up) |
| Towing or Towed Vehicles | | 6.00 | 4.00 |
Note: Bridge fares are the same both ways. Tunnel fares are anywhere from $0.50 to $0.75 higher when crossing from Detroit to Windsor. Competition from the Bridge is what lead to the Windsor half of the tunnel deciding not to raise their fares. Without that competition, Windsor would most likely have raised their fares at the same time as Detroit.
How much is the City of Windsor receiving from the Tunnel Corporation this year as their share of revenues?
