Secret Gordie Howe Bridge deal reveals Carney misled Canadians
The newly released agreement contradicts the prime minister’s earlier description of the toll-sharing arrangement and gives Washington new influence over future toll increases.
The Gordie Howe Bridge deal is now public—and it confirms that Prime Minister Mark Carney misled Canadians.
Canada will send the U.S. 50 per cent of the bridge’s net revenues—after operating costs, but before Canada’s debt payments—for 15 years into a fund controlled exclusively by the U.S. government, despite Canada covering the bridge’s $6.4 billion construction cost while the U.S. and Michigan contributed nothing.
The agreement also gives Washington veto power over annual toll hikes above 10 per cent or rates outside comparable regional crossings—potentially benefiting the Trump-linked owners of the Ambassador Bridge.
The release comes a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from reporters without answering repeated questions about whether he had misled Canadians over the undisclosed concession.
“Did you mislead Canadians on the bridge deal?” a reporter called out as Carney abruptly ended the media availability and walked away. “Did you mislead Canadians, sir?”
