On Tuesday, the groundbreaking for the Gordie Howe International Bridge took place in Detroit, Michigan. When completed, the bridge will offer the second path for U.S. and Canadian companies to ship goods across the border.
Automotive News reported on Tuesday the bridge is expected to have massive effects on the two countries’ trade, especially for automakers. The current Ambassador Bridge sees 2.5 million trucks cross annually with $106.5 billion in bilateral trade. Auto parts are among one of the major components shipped between Michigan and Canada and the new bridge is expected to speed up part deliveries.
The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, which will oversee construction, said the new bridge will create thousands of new jobs in both countries.
When finished in 2022 or 2023, the bridge will become North America’s largest cable-stayed bridge. The towers will soar to heights similar to the General Motors Renaissance Center headquarters.
Though the bridge is seen as a potential boon by most, the private owners of the 90-year-old Ambassador bridge, the Moroun family, have worked to block the construction and retain their control over U.S. and Canadian trade. The Morouns have also begun running a television ad to appeal to President Trump in an effort to revoke the construction. The president placed steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada earlier this year and the country has since retaliated.
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It’s interesting to watch the Moroun family squirm as they try desperately to stall a project that threatens to be more efficient and better built than their old bridge. I wouldn’t be surprised if they tried to sabotage the project.
Still doesnt change the fact that the auto industry is dying in Canada…
The current Prime Minister and his Liberal/ Democrat party are in the dumps in the polls (aka Canadians hate them)…
The Liberal party of Ontario, home to the largest auto manufacturing in the country and big union supporters, just got humiliated in the Ontario elections losing huge to the pro-Trump Conservative party and losing their official party status in the process…
And President Trump is still President and will be again in 2020 again, meaning I wouldnt bet on anything Canadian or automotive in Canada anytime soon…or ever.
The conservatives in Canada are not pro Trump and the Canadian government will not allow the auto industry to die at any cost.
I wish you’d stop your lying and just admit you know frigg all about Canadian politics.
Everyone should know that Canada is paying for 100% of the construction of this bridge.
BARRY H. OBAMA ALLOWED THE APPROVAL OF THE BRIDGE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE MAROOOOON FAMILY DONATED TO HIS VARIOUS ELECTIONS AND PROBABLY HILDABEAST TOO. CANADA HAD TO PAY 100 PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE BRIDGE, BUT WILL GET PAID BACK OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD FROM THE TOLLS. SINCE THE BRIDGE IS TECHNICALLY IN A DUTY FREE ZONE BETWEEN THE BORDERS, THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE ANY DUTY ON THE STEEL.
BUT, BUT, BUT…IF THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO USE STEEL FROM BOTH COUNTRIES TO BUILD THE BRIDGE, TRUMP HAS JUST TRUMPED HIMSELF BECAUSE IT WILL NOW BE 100 PERCENT CANADIAN STEEL BECAUSE OF HIS STEEL TARIFF. REMEMBER THAT WHOEVER PAYS THE BILLS, CALLS THE SHOTS.