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Ontario PM Defends Lake Ontario Name After Trump Rename Push
(MENAFN) Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils a new sign bearing the name Lake Ontario in Winona, Ontario, on Saturday, responding to US President Donald Trump’s recent effort to rename the Great Lake “Lake America.”
“I'm here on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario, a crown jewel of our province and our country. You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake, all because he doesn't like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves, but let's be serious,” Ford said in a video posted on US social media company X.
“Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario, and long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario. But just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them it's Lake Ontario now and forever.”
Trump recently signs an executive order instructing US government agencies to adopt “Lake America” in official maps and databases, declaring that the change takes effect immediately.
“We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately to 'Lake America',” Trump said in the Oval Office before signing the order.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejects the proposed name change, pointing to the lake’s long-established history and the Wendat origins of the name Ontario.
The dispute emerges amid strained relations between Ottawa and Washington following unsuccessful trade negotiations and the introduction of new US tariffs on Canadian imports, which prompt Canada to impose retaliatory measures.
“I'm here on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario, a crown jewel of our province and our country. You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake, all because he doesn't like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves, but let's be serious,” Ford said in a video posted on US social media company X.
“Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario, and long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario. But just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them it's Lake Ontario now and forever.”
Trump recently signs an executive order instructing US government agencies to adopt “Lake America” in official maps and databases, declaring that the change takes effect immediately.
“We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately to 'Lake America',” Trump said in the Oval Office before signing the order.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejects the proposed name change, pointing to the lake’s long-established history and the Wendat origins of the name Ontario.
The dispute emerges amid strained relations between Ottawa and Washington following unsuccessful trade negotiations and the introduction of new US tariffs on Canadian imports, which prompt Canada to impose retaliatory measures.
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