Stop listening to the propaganda that “We could have had a free bridge.” Let me tell you the truth.
A little background: The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit generates approximately $60–70 million a year in toll revenue and probably close to another $30 million in gas sales. (It’s always busy.) Matty Moroun’s son knows that when the new Gordie Howe Bridge opens, this revenue will dry up; very few will use his old, decrepit bridge. Matthew Moroun has also given significantly to the Republican National Committee (e.g., over $1 million in recent years, including large sums in 2025). These donations occurred amid the family’s long-standing efforts to influence policy, including ads in 2018 appealing directly to Trump to block permits for the rival public bridge and recent lobbying (e.g., a 2026 meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ahead of Trump’s criticisms of the Gordie Howe project).
The Ambassador Bridge twinning project (also known as the Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project or ABEP), proposed by Matty Moroun (and later his family/business) to build a second parallel span next to the existing 1929 Ambassador Bridge, was effectively shut down and abandoned due to regulatory hurdles, governmental opposition, legal setbacks, and conflicting requirements between the U.S. and Canada.
So who shut down the twinning? In 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended and later terminated the bridge permit application process for the twinning project. This stemmed from issues like lack of required air rights over Detroit’s Riverside Park (needed for construction) and failure to address marine navigation/safety concerns adequately. The U.S. Coast Guard refused to process or issue the permit, citing concerns upheld in court as not arbitrary or capricious.
The Morouns fought the rival public bridge (Gordie Howe International Bridge, now nearing completion/opening in 2026) through lawsuits, lobbying, and public campaigns, arguing it would undermine their private monopoly. Courts repeatedly rejected their claims (e.g., no exclusive rights to crossings, reasonable government decisions to pursue a new span). With the Gordie Howe project advancing (fully funded by Canada, providing redundancy the twinning could not match in official assessments), the twinning became non-viable.
Canada actually gave the Morouns a chance at twinning the bridge, but the 2017 conditional permit expired in 2022 (around August/September) because the bridge company failed to meet over a dozen required conditions (e.g., further approvals, environmental steps, and resolving conflicts).
Now you know the truth.
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Just in case NBC is muting the boos, here’s JD Vance uniting the world in synchronized disapproval. Also, that smug prick ought to smile and just have more fun.
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A new year. A renewed identity.
We’re excited to share that PortsToronto will return to its legal and legacy name and once again operate as the Toronto Port Authority.
This rebrand honours our 115 years of history and reinforces our role as a city builder, an economic catalyst, and the owner and operator of the region’s essential transportation gateways: @BBishopAirport, @PortofToronto, and @OHMtoronto.
We are a unique port authority for a unique city. We are the Toronto Port Authority.
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