Carny speaks to Trump after he demands half of bridge that Canada paid for

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke to Donald Trump Tuesday about a new bridge connecting his country and the United States, assuring that the US president’s complaints about the project will be “resolved”.Trump said the United States should own “at least half” of the still under-construction Gordie Howe International Bridge that links the Canadian province of Ontario with the US state of Michigan.Work on the US$4.7-billion bridge – named after the late Canadian-born National Hockey League great and Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe – started in 2018 and it is due to open this year.Trump, who has repeatedly suggested that Canada become the 51st US state, threatened to block the opening of the bridge in a social media post late on Monday, drawing significant alarm among elected officials in Michigan.He cited Canada’s financing of the bridge, its refusal to stock ‍some US alcoholic beverages on Canadian store shelves, Canada’s tariffs on dairy products and its trade talks ‍with China.The American span of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is seen under construction in Detroit, Michigan, in December 2023. Photo: TNSThe bridge was financed by Canada because the US refused to pay for it, and the costs will be financed by tolls over 30 years.