Carney Admits to Lack of Clarity on Gordie Howe Bridge Deal

WHO:

CBC - Prime Minister Mark Carney

CBC - U.S. President Donald Trump

CBC - Conservative MP Kelly McCauley

CBC - Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer

CBC - Ontario Premier Doug Ford

CBC - Conservative Canada-U.S. relations critic Shuvaloy Majumdar

WHAT:

CBC - Carney admitted he "should have been clearer" about the Gordie Howe International Bridge deal.

CBC - The bridge construction cost was $6.4 billion.

CBC - The new revenue-splitting deal states that for the first 15 years, Canada will split half of the bridge's net revenue with a U.S. economic development fund.

CBC - The cost of the new deal is "less than five per cent in present value of the overall cost of developing the bridge," amounting to a maximum of $320 million over 15 years, or about $21 million per year.

CBC - Trump stated he wouldn't allow the bridge to open "until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them."

CBC - The bridge's opening was delayed until Ottawa and Washington reached the new agreement.

WHERE:

CBC - The Gordie Howe International Bridge connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan.

WHEN:

CBC - The bridge is set to open on Monday.

WHY:

CBC - Carney's initial comments about debt repayment were meant to reference the original agreement with Michigan.

CBC - The new deal was reached amid escalated tariff threats by Trump.

HOW:

CBC - The new agreement was described as a "proposed agreement in principle" and was reached despite an initial deal made in 2012 between Canada and Michigan.

(UPDATED July 24, 2026 01:30 UTC)

Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted he "should have been clearer" about the Gordie Howe International Bridge deal, which connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan, and has a construction cost of $6.4 billion. The bridge's opening is set for Monday, following a new revenue-splitting agreement that requires Canada to share half of the bridge's net revenue with a U.S. economic development fund for the first 15 years, amounting to a maximum of $320 million. President Trump has stated he will not allow the bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated, leading to delays until Ottawa and Washington reached this new agreement amid heightened tariff threats.