Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

A ribbon cutting a quarter century in the making.

Behind us stands one of the most significant infrastructure achievements in Canada's history.

Billed as a towering beacon of trade and prosperity, the Gordie Howe Bridge spans two and a half kilometres.It cost Canadian taxpayers $6 .4 billion and it took more than 20 million hours of labour.As the sun shined down on today's proceedings, clouds of controversy swirled.

We prepare to welcome first crossings on Monday.

While literally bridging two nations, only one anthem was sung on this day.

And President Trump.has threatened new tariffs just this month.

We all know who that person might be if we were going to check, if Gordie was going to check one person into the board.

deal on the bridge, which was terribly negotiated by a previous administration, no longer stands.Though the original deal was between Canada and the state of Michigan.

These agreements are in place.

A group of kids broke the ice with a game of road hockey on the bridge, even though some of the sticks in hand have been slapped with a 50 % tariff by the Trump administration.The focus on this day was also on the bridge's namesake.one of Canada's greatest sporting exports to the U .

S.He wouldn't be happy with the tensions that are going on.

If your father was a fiercely proud Canadian, what message would he have for the current trade turmoil between the U .S.

and Canada?Get together, have some common sense, work it out.

While 30 -plus members of the Howell family deservedly soaked in the occasion,on this day fault lines in the cross -border connection forged in Canadian and American steel have emerged.Even with a clear road ahead, the future path for this trade route, now spanning troubled waters, remains murky.The contentious crossing is finally scheduled to open to cross -border vehicle and pedestrian traffic this coming Monday.Adrian Gabriel, CTV News, Windsor, Ontario.