TORONTO — A New Canadian Bridge Across the Detroit River is the American President Donald Trump The Canadian Prime Minister has threatened that the ban may take longer to open than expected Mark Carney He said Wednesday.
“Look, everyone is working hard to make sure the bridge opens as soon as possible. There’s no big drama. If it takes a little longer, it will take a little longer, but it will benefit Canadians, Americans, business people, tourists and residents for decades and decades to come,” Carney said on his way to Parliament.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, jointly owned by Canada and the US state of Michigan, is scheduled to be held on Friday, while the bridge itself may not open to traffic immediately.
Carney said Tuesday The second bridge between Windsor and Detroit “will be open at the end of the week.”
Friday’s ceremony will take place after a final conversation between Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
In February, Trump demanded that Canada at least extradite her Half ownership Bridge to the US federal government and agree to other unspecified demands in one of his many shots Cross-border trade issues.
The bridge, linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, will serve as a vital economic artery between Canada and the United States. It is named after the late Canadian hockey player who spent 25 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.
The construction project was negotiated by Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor of Michigan, and was funded by Canada to help relieve congestion at the existing Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Work has been in progress since 2018.
Trump threatened the bridge as the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement prepares for review this year, and Trump has taken a hard line ahead of those talks, including by issuing Threats of new tariffs.
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Associated Press writer Joey Cappelletti in Washington contributed to this report.