The ribbon-cutting celebration of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is no longer taking place after Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian goods
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260722014543/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/gordie-howe-bridge-opening-celebration-canceled
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Canada paid for the bridge because it’s that important for their economy. They’re going to open it.
It’s more about getting truck traffic out of downtown Windsor, and a fuck you to the billionaire that owns the bridge in Detroit.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/fact-check-canada-paid-for-gordie-howe-bridge-but-doesnt-own-it-alone/
The ambassador bridge isn’t downtown.
Canada paid for half the bridge, the US still owes their half and it won’t open until they pay, because no one trusts USA any more.
Since completion, the Ambassador bridge toll mysteriously lowered by half.
What kind of shithole lets a private company own critical economic infrastructure?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/fact-check-canada-paid-for-gordie-howe-bridge-but-doesnt-own-it-alone/
I vaguely remember that one of the things Trump got upset about was that the Canadians were going to keep most of the tolls. That didn’t even go away when they explained to him that the bridge had been mostly paid by Canada. It was still unfair, according to (my vague recollection of) him.
His sense of fairness is roughly equivalent to a kindergartner, which is basically, “Anything that makes me unhappy is unfair.”