If you were a betting man, you'd have to say that this makes any chance of the bridge getting built seem more and more remote.
I don't think slaphead will do anything before he gets the boot from cabinet. More likely, his successor will have a word in the ear of the TPA.
One thing Miller should do now is keep the necessary feet to the fire to get the rail link to Pearson from Union up and running. Once construction on that starts, there is almost no justification for the Island Airport at all (except perhaps for med evac and private pilots).