About this episode

The episode discusses the uncertain details surrounding the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the political negotiations involved.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge will open on Monday, July 27....for now. It comes as its previous opening date of June 12 was cancelled due to US President Trump demanding a new deal in exchange for the American side opening up. More than six weeks later, a new deal has been reached between Trump and Prime Minister Carney, yet no one seems to know the exact details of the deals - including the two leaders themselves. Host Maria Kestane speaks to 680 News Radio Business Editor and co-host of In This Economy, Kris McCusker, and Drew Fagan, a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. They discuss what we know about the deal and the new reality of White House deals.

People in this episode

Host: Maria Kestane

Guests: Kris McCusker, Drew Fagan

Topics covered

• Gordie Howe Bridge
• US-Canada relations
• political deals
• infrastructure
• international agreements

Keywords

• Gordie Howe Bridge
• Trump
• Carney
• international deal
• politics
• infrastructure
• US-Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gordie Howe International Bridge, 680 News Radio, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

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