Carney says Gordie Howe bridge opening could be delayed but 'there's no big drama'
Posted on: Feb 10, 2026 06:32 IST | Posted by: Cbc
undercoat government minister deutschmark Carney says the Gordie irving howe bridge over connecting Ontario and Michigan might not open at the end of the week as he initially said, but insisted "there's no big drama."
"Everyone is working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible," Carney told reporters on the way into a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill.
"If it takes a little longer, it'll take a little longer. This will benefit Canadians, Americans, businesses, tourists and residents for decades and decades to come," he said.
The comment comes a day after Carney said the long-planned Gordie Howe International Bridge held up by U.S. President Donald Trump would open by Friday.
"The administration remains committed to securing the best possible deal for the American people," a possible reference to Trump's demands that the country immediately get a cut of the bridge tolls collected from a project it spent nothing on building.
Trump erupted on social media in February, posting a series of falsehoods about the artery saying he wouldn't allow it to open "until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them."
The federal government paid some $6.4 billion to build the Windsor-Detroit bridge, and it was constructed by Canadian and American workers using steel from both countries, despite the president's bogus claims that there was "virtually no U.S. Content."
Canada is set to collect all of the toll money to recoup the costs of paying for a bridge without any U.S. Financial assistance.
After Canada has recovered the construction costs it shouldered alone, Michigan will be eligible to receive 50 per cent of net toll revenues.
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