Canada reportedly scraps joint bridge celebration with US after Trump renews tariff threat

Canada connected Tuesday called disconnected a associated solemnisation with the United States to people the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, pursuing renewed tariff threats from President Donald Trump.

The span — which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario — was named aft legendary Canadian hockey subordinate Gordie Howe who played for the Detroit Red Wings, symbolizing the longstanding narration betwixt the 2 countries.

Trump connected Monday announced plans to enforce a 50% tariff connected definite Canadian imports, citing what officials called commercialized favoritism against American companies successful the dairy, car and intoxicant industries. The White House said Canada’s policies gave overseas competitors an unfair advantage.

"In airy of commercialized enactment threatened by the United States earlier this week, it would beryllium inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory lawsuit ​between the 2 countries," Jenna Ghassabeh, a spokesperson for Canadian ​Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, told Reuters successful a statement.

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President Donald Trump successful February threatened to forestall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge unless Canada negotiates with the U.S. implicit tariffs.   (Getty Images)

The span was scheduled to unfastened to postulation adjacent Monday, and American and Canadian officials were expected to be a ribbon-cutting ceremonial connected Friday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens antecedently told section media, according to Reuters.

Ghassabeh confirmed to Reuters that the span volition inactive unfastened adjacent week, but the solemnisation volition beryllium held lone "among Canadians."

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a property league astatine the National Press Theatre successful Ottawa, Ontario, Canada connected July 30, 2025. (DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The multibillion-bridge task has faced aggregate setbacks amid strained relations betwixt the United States and Canada.

In February, Trump threatened to artifact the task aft accusing Canada of unfair commercialized practices and criticizing its narration with China. He cited Ontario’s removal of U.S. intoxicant products from its liquor store shelves arsenic an illustration of what helium described arsenic unfair treatment.

The span opening was aboriginal cleared to proceed aft the U.S. and Canada reached a woody connected however tolls would beryllium charged to drivers earlier this month.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, nether operation to nexus Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario, arsenic seen successful a drone representation taken from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 10, 2026. (REUTERS/Dax Melmer/File Photo)

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The caller span is expected to easiness postulation connected the privately owned Ambassador Bridge, the largest commercialized borderline crossing betwixt the 2 countries, which besides connects Detroit and Windsor.

The larboard of introduction handled $126 cardinal successful commercialized carried by commercialized trucks successful 2023, Reuters reported.