Prime Minister Mark Carney answered reporters’ questions on July 16 about Canada’s revised toll-collection agreement with the United States for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, though many details remain unclear.
Under the previous agreement signed in 2012, all of the toll revenue for 36 years was to go to the Canadian government, given that it agreed to finance the full construction costs for the bridge, which came to $6.4 billion. After Canada had fully recouped the costs, toll revenues were to be split with the state of Michigan.
After the United States delayed the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge last month following its criticism of the original deal, the two countries made a new agreement on July 10 to open the bridge at the end of the month….