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Elbows Down? Trump beat Carney and cost Canada billions

Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on “Elbows Up.” When Donald Trump pushed back on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Carney’s elbows went down fast. The bridge, named for the Red Wings legend they called M…

Elbows Down? Trump beat Carney and cost Canada billions
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Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on “Elbows Up.” When Donald Trump pushed back on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Carney’s elbows went down fast. The bridge, named for the Red Wings legend they called Mr. Elbows, will finally open July 27...

Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on “Elbows Up.” When Donald Trump pushed back on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Carney’s elbows went down fast. The bridge, named for the Red Wings legend they called Mr. Elbows, will finally open July 27, a month behind schedule. Getting there cost Canada real money.

Trump called the original 2012 deal, signed by Stephen Harper and then-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, “unacceptable.” He got a better one instead.

Published
Jul 15, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026
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Winnipeg Sun
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Politics
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1 min
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