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The Gordie Howe bridge is having its official grand opening celebration in Windsor today (though the public won’t be able to use it until Monday). I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and it is beautiful. It should be beautifully symbolic, too, a tribute to the spirit of friendship reaching across the border. Instead, it now carries much different baggage that says something sadly fitting about Canada’s current relationship with the U.S. Here’s what our readers asked about the bridge (and all... that) this week, and Star reporters’ answers.
