WASHINGTON: Following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% duty on the majority of Canadian imports, a joint US-Canada event scheduled for Friday to commemorate the completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is no longer anticipated.
Tensions with one of the US’s closest allies increased when Trump announced the duties, accusing Canada of unfairly discriminating against US cars, booze, and dairy exports. It would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries in light of trade action threatened by the United States earlier this week,” Canadian Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson’s spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh wrote in an email.
Following delays caused by disputes between the two nations, US and Canadian officials came to an agreement earlier this month to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Canada will now host its own ceremony on Friday. Whether the US will have its own ceremony is still up in the air. Although they are less certain than they were previously, two US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose internal discussions stated they still anticipate the bridge opening to traffic on July 27.
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