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US-Canada bridge spat deepens as White House says Trump could amend a permit for the project
Channel News Asia ^ | 11 Feb 2026

Posted on 02/11/2026 10:44:50 AM PST by nickcarraway

The White House said the ownership structure of the Gordie Howe Bridge is "unacceptable" to the US president.

The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan, prolonging the latest dispute between the US and its northern neighbour hours after its prime minister signalled there could be a detente.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which would connect Ontario and Michigan and would be a vital economic artery between the two countries, is scheduled to open in early 2026. But Trump has now threatened to block the bridge from being opened, calling for Canada to agree to a litany of unspecified demands as the two nations prepare to renegotiate a sprawling trade pact later this year. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier on Tuesday (Feb 10) that he spoke with Trump and expressed confidence that the spat would be resolved. But a White House official later Tuesday said the ownership structure of the bridge remains unacceptable for the US president.

Canada paid for the bridge, named after a Canadian-born Detroit Red Wings hockey star. Construction has been underway since 2018.

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TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; canada; trump

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1 posted on 02/11/2026 10:44:50 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

SMDH.


2 posted on 02/11/2026 10:51:22 AM PST by GrootheWanderer
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To: GrootheWanderer

Canada paid for the bridge“

No, they paid more but both countries paid for it. This “news” source is a ChiCom
Op.


3 posted on 02/11/2026 10:55:24 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: nickcarraway; lightman

Gordie Howe—”Mr. Hockey”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe


4 posted on 02/11/2026 10:55:58 AM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: nickcarraway

Seems to me that there was a gas pipeline that met a worse fate.

Some projects are more valuable than others and Trump is no Chump.

The Canadian rent-a-leader might need to re-think things.


5 posted on 02/11/2026 10:59:28 AM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: gibsonguy
This “news” source is a ChiCom Op.

Maybe, to some extent, the entire bridge project?

Why would a ChiCom state media outlet have any interest in this?

6 posted on 02/11/2026 11:04:58 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (there are demons out there, and they look like people)
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To: nickcarraway

Actually, some of Canada is South of Detroit.


7 posted on 02/11/2026 11:07:38 AM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: nickcarraway

I was hoping this was about the Peace Bridge.


8 posted on 02/11/2026 11:11:11 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: nickcarraway

Why is Trump interested in a hockey player’s dental work?


9 posted on 02/11/2026 11:22:02 AM PST by Colinsky
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To: nickcarraway
Maybe it's an issue of border security?

Wife and I took a driving tour of the Great Lakes years ago, and decided we would visit Canada briefly as well. The Canada tour was nothing more than dinner in Sault St. Marie and same-day return to Michigan via the Mackinac bridge. I do recall we couldn't cross into Canada or return without going through a checkpoint to have passports checked.

This new bridge appears to connect Detroit with Ontario without stopping. Maybe that's the problem here, there's no checkpoint to stop at?

10 posted on 02/11/2026 11:33:34 AM PST by ZOOKER
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