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applegrove

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 02:41 PM Friday

(Shakedown) Howard Lutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Opening [View all]

Howard Lutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Opening

June 26, 2026 at 10:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 82 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/06/26/howard-lutnick-delayed-canada-bridge-opening/


“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick intervened to delay the opening of a new bridge between the US and Canada and is pressing to renegotiate the deal for a larger share of toll revenue,” Bloomberg reports.


Applegrove: Canada paid for the bridge and deserves the tolls until those billions are paid back. This is just a shakedown.
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