Billionaire family linked to Trump opposes Canada’s $6.4 billion bridge

Matty Moroun, the late owner of the Ambassador Bridge, rose from a poverty-stricken immigrant family to become a billionaire but left a controversial legacy marked by legal battles and neighborhood blight. His son, Matthew Moroun, has allegedly used ties to former President Donald Trump to hinder the opening of the publicly funded Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is expected to significantly reduce traffic on the Ambassador. The Moroun family’s control over the bridge has long sparked debates about competition and public infrastructure in the Windsor-Detroit area.

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