Detroit's financial woes could kill annual fireworks show

Category: News Briefs Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 11:05 Written by CBC News

The City of Detroit is on the verge of financial collapse and it could affect Windsor, said one political observer in Canada.

The state of Michigan is considering appointing an emergency manager to balance the cash-strapped city's books. That could mean the axe falls on bi-national events, said Cheryl Collier, a political science professor at the University of Windsor.

"There's not going to be a direct effect in our day-to-day lives. There are not a lot of partnership agreements or any kind of structural ties," Collier said.

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