Friday’s planned U.S.-Canada celebration for the Gordie Howe International Bridge was scrapped, and Canada instead scheduled its own Windsor-side event without American officials.
Canadian officials tied the move directly to Trump’s new 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods, saying a joint celebration was inappropriate amid the trade action.
Monday’s bridge opening is still expected to proceed, with Canada saying it remains committed to launching the 1.5-mile span by July 27.
The cancellation is the second in two months after an earlier June 12 ribbon-cutting was called off during a dispute that ended with Canada agreeing to send 50% of net crossing revenue to a U.S.-controlled fund for 15 years.
That deal may yield little in the near term: Carney has said early traffic will be modest, and one analysis estimated the trade war could cut annual crossings by 400,000 to 500,000 vehicles.