He’s been more pliable to the Americans face-to-face, however, something that can even be seen in the revised Gordie Howe bridge deal. Canada had constructed the bridge with its own funds, the agreement being it would split toll revenue with Michigan after the bridge debts were paid for. Trump wanted the tolls immediately. A new deal, the prime minister assured, would split “net profits” between the two countries, though the text of the actual “agreement in principle,” CBC reported on Wednesday, “seems to contradict Carney” by specifying that the countries will share “net revenue” — that is, all bridge revenues minus operating costs.
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