Naming of Gordie Howe Bridge...

**401don** · May-19-23, 03:18 PM

Dave Bradley, head of the Ontario Trucking Ass'n, suggested the name. Some Canadian politicians liked it and I assume no American politicians opposed it.

**Al Publican** · May-22-23, 06:32 PM

Did a commission approve the name?

**467riverfix** · June-06-23, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by 401don

Dave Bradley, head of the Ontario Trucking Ass'n, suggested the name. Some Canadian politicians liked it and I assume no American politicians opposed it.

My understanding it was the idea of fomer Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose gov't approved the bridge. Harper was something of a hockey nut, and even wrote a book on the sport, 'A Great Game..' The idea was to "bridge" not just physically but socially/culturally the two nations with a famous person's name, someone who was born in Canada but played hockey for a US [[mainly Detroit) team. That makes sense though I never really liked the name - too jockish.