Canada did not invite for the inauguration of the bridge, Trump said – ‘Will share in the profits’

Washington/Ottawa: The effect of increasing trade tension between America and Canada is now visible on the common infrastructure projects of both the countries. Canada has withdrawn an invitation to the United States to attend the joint opening ceremony of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. On this, US President Donald Trump reacted by saying that it does not matter to him, because Canada is already giving ‘heavy tariffs’ to America. Trump claimed on ‘Truth Social’ that the previous US government had made the agreement related to this project very poorly, but now its terms have changed.

Trump had imposed extra 50 percent tariff on Canada

Shocking Canada, Trump wrote on the social media platform, under the new agreement, America will now get 50 percent of the net profit of this project. This controversy has come to light when America this week announced the imposition of an additional 50 percent tariff on some Canadian products. Is. The US administration says this step has been taken in response to Canada’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ of American products. These additional duties will apply to certain Canadian goods in sectors such as motor vehicles, dairy products and alcoholic beverages. These tariffs will go into effect 30 days after Trump signs the order.

Canadian minister flatly denies Trump’s claim

After this decision of America, the office of Canada’s Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson issued a statement saying that in view of the threat of trade action given by America this week, it would not be right for the two countries to celebrate together. However, he said that this bridge is a very important infrastructure project, which is the result of many years of hard work and will become a major basis for economic development in the future. Trump also claimed that the agreement signed between Canada and Michigan in 2012 is no longer in force. But Gregor Robertson said after the inauguration ceremony that Trump’s claim was not true and the 2012 agreement was still in effect.

Windsor mayor expressed disappointment over strain in relations

On the other hand, Canada’s Windsor city mayor Drew Dilkens also expressed disappointment over the strain in relations between the two countries. He said,

‘It is unfortunate that the situation has reached this point. This clearly shows the state of our relations with America at present. This ceremony may have been a bit lackluster, but the situation is like this at the moment.

On Friday, the Canadian side organized an inauguration ceremony on the completion of this cable-stayed bridge project in Windsor. It was attended by representatives from the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Bridging North America and the Howe family.

The bridge will be opened for common people from July 27

According to the bridge’s official website, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is one of North America’s most significant infrastructure projects. This bridge will be officially opened for the general public on 27 July 2026 at 12 noon. This bridge directly connects Canada’s Highway-401 to America’s Interstate-75. About $300 billion in trade passes through this corridor every year between Michigan and Ontario. In this project, a 6-lane bridge, 16 toll lanes and a total of 60 inspection lanes for Canada and America have been built. This is expected to make the movement of passengers and commercial goods between the two countries faster, safer and easier. (With inputs from ANI)

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