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Average Ameriacn
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Should have jopined the USA wehn trump imnvited them!

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Anger mounts over ‘unacceptable’ delays as Gordie Howe bridge to U.S. remains closed

The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — built and paid for by Canada — was postponed last week at the request of the Trump administration
June 20, 2026

For border businesses and truckers, nothing has been more eagerly anticipated than the opening of the new bridge linking Windsor and Detroit.
Yet last Friday, they saw their long-awaited hopes dashed again following an earlier delay last fall. The gleaming Gordie Howe International Bridge — built and paid for by Canada to speed the flow of trade between the two countries — was ready for traffic. But its opening was postponed at the request of the Trump administration, giving both sides more time to resolve “outstanding issues,” according to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“It’s a symbol of the short-sighted damage that this administration is doing to the world’s most important bilateral trading relationship,” said Daniel Tisch, the president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.
“Businesses in Ontario are angry. My American business friends and partners, they say the same thing,” Tisch said. “They’re angry about unacceptable delays in the opening of infrastructure that is essential to their economy and to ours.”
The disappointment among Canadian business groups is profound, given the efficiency gains and economic benefits the Gordie Howe Bridge could have delivered, regional leaders told the Star.
Every day of delay means higher toll costs for truckers and businesses using the existing corridor, the 97-year-old Ambassador Bridge — and more time lost in congestion on the bridge’s limited four-lane width.
The supply chain linking Windsor and Detroit is so integrated that “everybody gets hurt whenever there’s a disruption,” said Peter Frise, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Windsor.
But the existing bridge is outdated, he said. Crews still have to place orange traffic cones by hand to change the direction of traffic before the evening rush.
The Ambassador Bridge handles over $390 million of trade every day, representing 26 per cent of Canada’s exports by road as of 2021, according to Transport Canada.
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That bridge built in 1929 does not have the capacity to handle the current volume of trade between the two countries, said Fraser Johnson, a supply chain expert and professor at Western University’s Ivey Business School.
“If you think about all the automotive parts that come from Canadian plants, the border should not be a bottleneck in the transportation process,” said Johnson.
While the delay is disappointing, Dennis Darby, the president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exports, said what matters most is that Gordie Howe opens as soon as possible to deliver the long-term benefits.
“We would love to see the bridge open,” said Ryan Donally, the president of the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce, adding that the Gordie Howe Bridge’s six lanes and advanced screening facilities would reduce travel times and greenhouse gas emissions.
“It’s a bridge that’s built for the future,” said Donally.
Mike Parent, president of the Windsor Transportation Club, said local residents and truckers were anticipating the efficiencies the bridge will bring, as its connection between Ontario’s Highway 401 and Interstate 75 will divert heavy truck traffic away from Windsor’s city streets.
It remains unclear what the U.S. hopes to gain by delaying the bridge’s opening. The Moroun family, owners of the rival Ambassador Bridge, have spent years fighting the Gordie Howe Bridge project through lawsuits and lobbying efforts aimed at the White House.

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In February, Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the bridge would not open unless the U.S. was “fully compensated.” Michigan Republican House Speaker Matt Hall said last Thursday that the U.S. should receive half of the new bridge’s toll revenue.
In 2012, Ottawa and Michigan signed an agreement to share ownership of the Gordie Howe Bridge. Canada would be solely responsible for designing, building and financing the project, while toll revenues would be shared with the State of Michigan after Canada recovers its construction costs.
Following years of delays and cost increases, Canada ultimately spent $6.4 billion to build the bridge.
Tisch of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce said it would be a “disregard for the rule of law” to put an agreement that has already been signed back on the table.
“It yet again appears the private interest is being prioritized over the public interest of both Americans and Canadians,” he said.
“What will be really sad here is if there is any significant delay in getting this infrastructure open at the exact time that businesses in both countries are struggling and trying to invest in their own growth.”

Average Ameriacn
rank Sun Jun 21 09:08:22
Smart move to protetc yourn family business!

Ameica first, American families first, fuck socilaist Canada!

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Feb. 20, 2026

Less than one month before meeting with a top administration official to lobby against a new bridge connecting Michigan with Canada, the billionaire owner of an existing bridge donated $1 million to a super PAC devoted to President Trump.
Matthew Moroun, a Detroit-based trucking magnate whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, for decades, made the donation to MAGA Inc. on Jan. 16, according to a campaign finance report filed on Friday evening.

On Feb. 9, Mr. Moroun met in Washington with Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, who called Mr. Trump after the meeting, The New York Times reported. Hours after the meeting, Mr. Trump lambasted the competing span.
Spokesmen for the White House and MAGA Inc. dismissed suggestions of any connection between the donation and Mr. Trump’s stance.
Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for MAGA Inc., said in a statement: “Donations to MAGA Inc. have no bearing on government policy and any suggestion otherwise is falsely making a connection where it does not exist.”
Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said that “the only special interest guiding President Trump’s decision-making is the best interest of the American people.”

He suggested without evidence that the new bridge would benefit Canada more than the United States.
“Infrastructure being built over America’s border that connects Canada’s $2.3 trillion economy to America’s $30 trillion economy should first and foremost benefit America and Americans,” Mr. Desai said.

Representatives for the Commerce Department and Mr. Moroun’s company did not immediately respond to questions.
But corporations and individuals who have donated large sums to MAGA Inc. have been granted audiences with Mr. Trump and his team. Donors have used those meetings to lobby for their interests. The Trump administration has at times taken actions that have advanced donors’ businesses or personal causes, prompting criticism of a pay-to-play system.
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While Mr. Moroun had donated to Mr. Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, the $1 million to MAGA Inc. is larger than any previous federal political donation on record by the Michigan businessman.
The Moroun family company that owns the bridge, the Detroit International Bridge Company, paid $250,000 in the second half of last year to the lobbying firm of Brian Ballard, a top Trump fund-raiser whose clients have donated millions to MAGA Inc.

Congressional lobbying filings show that Mr. Ballard’s firm lobbied the White House, Congress and the State Department on behalf of the bridge company about “issues related to construction and operation of international bridges.”
Mr. Ballard did not respond to a request for comment.

In a social media post on Feb. 9, Mr. Trump said that he would “not allow” the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge, scheduled to open early this year, for traffic between Detroit and Windsor, “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
The new bridge is expected to compete for some of the toll revenues that are now exclusively going to the Ambassador Bridge. The busy crossing, the most important one between the two nations for the trade of goods going both directions, is often congested.
Mr. Trump’s threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge is the most recent flashpoint in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and Canada. The two top trading partners and allies have been locked in a dispute over Mr. Trump’s tariffs as they prepare to enter talks over a review of their trade agreement with Mexico.

Upon taking office, Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and repeatedly said he wanted to make the country part of the United States. Canada is one of the few countries globally that responded with counter-tariffs and continues to boycott the sale of U.S. liquor, a move that has become a major irritant for the administration, among other measures.
Mr. Trump’s threat to block the opening of the new bridge was partly motivated by a desire to needle Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and create leverage over the Canadian side, officials familiar with the president’s thinking previously told The Times.

Mr. Carney said he spoke with Mr. Trump in the aftermath of the incident on Feb. 10, and told the president that the bridge, which was entirely paid for by Canada to the tune of some $4.7 billion, or about 6.4 billion Canadian dollars, was constructed using both Canadian and U.S. steel, disputing Mr. Trump’s claim that there was “virtually no U.S. content” in the bridge. The bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a Democrat, defended the bridge, calling it “a really important part of our economy,” in comments to the news media on Feb. 10.

“It is important that it continues to move forward and open up on time,” Ms. Whitmer said.
MAGA Inc., which is run by Mr. Trump’s allies, also received a $5 million donation last month from the parent company of Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency trading platform that has lobbied the administration and has previously donated to the PAC.

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Average Ameriacn rank	Sun Jun 21 09:04:22 Should have jopined the USA wehn trump imnvited them! https://ww...8f-4ba4-8402-f45e1727b076.html Anger mounts over ‘unacceptable’ delays as Gordie Howe bridge to U.S. remains closed The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge — built and paid for by Canada — was postponed last week at the request of the Trump administration June 20, 2026 For border businesses and truckers, nothing has been more eagerly anticipated than the opening of the new bridge linking Windsor and Detroit. Yet last Friday, they saw their long-awaited hopes dashed again following an earlier delay last fall. The gleaming Gordie Howe International Bridge — built and paid for by Canada to speed the flow of trade between the two countries — was ready for traffic. But its opening was postponed at the request of the Trump administration, giving both sides more time to resolve “outstanding issues,” according to Prime Minister Mark Carney. “It’s a symbol of the short-sighted damage that this administration is doing to the world’s most important bilateral trading relationship,” said Daniel Tisch, the president of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. “Businesses in Ontario are angry. My American business friends and partners, they say the same thing,” Tisch said. “They’re angry about unacceptable delays in the opening of infrastructure that is essential to their economy and to ours.” The disappointment among Canadian business groups is profound, given the efficiency gains and economic benefits the Gordie Howe Bridge could have delivered, regional leaders told the Star. Every day of delay means higher toll costs for truckers and businesses using the existing corridor, the 97-year-old Ambassador Bridge — and more time lost in congestion on the bridge’s limited four-lane width. The supply chain linking Windsor and Detroit is so integrated that “everybody gets hurt whenever there’s a disruption,” said Peter Frise, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Windsor. But the existing bridge is outdated, he said. Crews still have to place orange traffic cones by hand to change the direction of traffic before the evening rush. The Ambassador Bridge handles over $390 million of trade every day, representing 26 per cent of Canada’s exports by road as of 2021, according to Transport Canada. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW That bridge built in 1929 does not have the capacity to handle the current volume of trade between the two countries, said Fraser Johnson, a supply chain expert and professor at Western University’s Ivey Business School. “If you think about all the automotive parts that come from Canadian plants, the border should not be a bottleneck in the transportation process,” said Johnson. While the delay is disappointing, Dennis Darby, the president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exports, said what matters most is that Gordie Howe opens as soon as possible to deliver the long-term benefits. “We would love to see the bridge open,” said Ryan Donally, the president of the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce, adding that the Gordie Howe Bridge’s six lanes and advanced screening facilities would reduce travel times and greenhouse gas emissions. “It’s a bridge that’s built for the future,” said Donally. Mike Parent, president of the Windsor Transportation Club, said local residents and truckers were anticipating the efficiencies the bridge will bring, as its connection between Ontario’s Highway 401 and Interstate 75 will divert heavy truck traffic away from Windsor’s city streets. It remains unclear what the U.S. hopes to gain by delaying the bridge’s opening. The Moroun family, owners of the rival Ambassador Bridge, have spent years fighting the Gordie Howe Bridge project through lawsuits and lobbying efforts aimed at the White House. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In February, Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the bridge would not open unless the U.S. was “fully compensated.” Michigan Republican House Speaker Matt Hall said last Thursday that the U.S. should receive half of the new bridge’s toll revenue. In 2012, Ottawa and Michigan signed an agreement to share ownership of the Gordie Howe Bridge. Canada would be solely responsible for designing, building and financing the project, while toll revenues would be shared with the State of Michigan after Canada recovers its construction costs. Following years of delays and cost increases, Canada ultimately spent $6.4 billion to build the bridge. Tisch of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce said it would be a “disregard for the rule of law” to put an agreement that has already been signed back on the table. “It yet again appears the private interest is being prioritized over the public interest of both Americans and Canadians,” he said. “What will be really sad here is if there is any significant delay in getting this infrastructure open at the exact time that businesses in both countries are struggling and trying to invest in their own growth.”
Average Ameriacn rank	Sun Jun 21 09:08:22 Smart move to protetc yourn family business! Ameica first, American families first, fuck socilaist Canada! https://ww...-bridge-maga-inc-donation.html Feb. 20, 2026 Less than one month before meeting with a top administration official to lobby against a new bridge connecting Michigan with Canada, the billionaire owner of an existing bridge donated $1 million to a super PAC devoted to President Trump. Matthew Moroun, a Detroit-based trucking magnate whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, for decades, made the donation to MAGA Inc. on Jan. 16, according to a campaign finance report filed on Friday evening. On Feb. 9, Mr. Moroun met in Washington with Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, who called Mr. Trump after the meeting, The New York Times reported. Hours after the meeting, Mr. Trump lambasted the competing span. Spokesmen for the White House and MAGA Inc. dismissed suggestions of any connection between the donation and Mr. Trump’s stance. Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for MAGA Inc., said in a statement: “Donations to MAGA Inc. have no bearing on government policy and any suggestion otherwise is falsely making a connection where it does not exist.” Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said that “the only special interest guiding President Trump’s decision-making is the best interest of the American people.” He suggested without evidence that the new bridge would benefit Canada more than the United States. “Infrastructure being built over America’s border that connects Canada’s $2.3 trillion economy to America’s $30 trillion economy should first and foremost benefit America and Americans,” Mr. Desai said. Representatives for the Commerce Department and Mr. Moroun’s company did not immediately respond to questions. But corporations and individuals who have donated large sums to MAGA Inc. have been granted audiences with Mr. Trump and his team. Donors have used those meetings to lobby for their interests. The Trump administration has at times taken actions that have advanced donors’ businesses or personal causes, prompting criticism of a pay-to-play system. Editors’ Picks Love or Hate Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’? Why a Tiny Troupe Kept Its Kennedy Center Dates A Food Festival Coincides With a Family Drama While Mr. Moroun had donated to Mr. Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, the $1 million to MAGA Inc. is larger than any previous federal political donation on record by the Michigan businessman. The Moroun family company that owns the bridge, the Detroit International Bridge Company, paid $250,000 in the second half of last year to the lobbying firm of Brian Ballard, a top Trump fund-raiser whose clients have donated millions to MAGA Inc. Congressional lobbying filings show that Mr. Ballard’s firm lobbied the White House, Congress and the State Department on behalf of the bridge company about “issues related to construction and operation of international bridges.” Mr. Ballard did not respond to a request for comment. In a social media post on Feb. 9, Mr. Trump said that he would “not allow” the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge, scheduled to open early this year, for traffic between Detroit and Windsor, “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.” The new bridge is expected to compete for some of the toll revenues that are now exclusively going to the Ambassador Bridge. The busy crossing, the most important one between the two nations for the trade of goods going both directions, is often congested. Mr. Trump’s threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge is the most recent flashpoint in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and Canada. The two top trading partners and allies have been locked in a dispute over Mr. Trump’s tariffs as they prepare to enter talks over a review of their trade agreement with Mexico. Upon taking office, Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and repeatedly said he wanted to make the country part of the United States. Canada is one of the few countries globally that responded with counter-tariffs and continues to boycott the sale of U.S. liquor, a move that has become a major irritant for the administration, among other measures. Mr. Trump’s threat to block the opening of the new bridge was partly motivated by a desire to needle Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and create leverage over the Canadian side, officials familiar with the president’s thinking previously told The Times. Mr. Carney said he spoke with Mr. Trump in the aftermath of the incident on Feb. 10, and told the president that the bridge, which was entirely paid for by Canada to the tune of some $4.7 billion, or about 6.4 billion Canadian dollars, was constructed using both Canadian and U.S. steel, disputing Mr. Trump’s claim that there was “virtually no U.S. content” in the bridge. The bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a Democrat, defended the bridge, calling it “a really important part of our economy,” in comments to the news media on Feb. 10. “It is important that it continues to move forward and open up on time,” Ms. Whitmer said. MAGA Inc., which is run by Mr. Trump’s allies, also received a $5 million donation last month from the parent company of Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency trading platform that has lobbied the administration and has previously donated to the PAC.
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