Shakedown at the bridge

In keeping with a code picked up somewhere, U.S. President Donald Trump has based his entire foreign policy on the notion that other countries owe Americans money just to conduct business with them.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Given Trump’s antagonism toward his northern neighbours, perhaps Canadians should just be glad that the new Gordie Howe International Bridge is getting the go-ahead at all, writes Les Whittington.White House photograph by Daniel Torok and The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

July 15, 2026

OTTAWA—The new bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., is a monument to a long-gone era.

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