Summer 2024 “Canada and the United States have always done big things, together. As the largest and most ambitious infrastructure project along the Canada-United States border, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is proof of just that. Beyond further strengthening the deep connection between our two nations, this bridge will drive economic growth for both countries while creating more jobs and increasing border security.”
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
That was then. And this is now.
President Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs were temporarily paused after just three days on March 4 to 6, 2025 but the damage on the Canadian side of the bridge was immediate. Collectively, Ontario greenhouse vegetable growers paid the U.S. federal government more than $6 million in tariffs.