Ontario Premier Unveils Sign Rebutting Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Proposal

Ontario premier unveils Lake Ontario sign in response to Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order – video

The Canadian province's premier, Doug Ford, installed a billboard-sized sign on the lake's shoreline after the US president signed an executive order on Thursday directing US federal agencies to change the lake's name on US maps, documents and databases to 'Lake America'. Ford told reporters the lake's name, which is more than 400 years old, would remain unchanged. Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed last week, with each side ‌blaming the ⁠other for derailing three days of intensi...

Huge ‘Lake Ontario’ sign installed in swipe at Trump over name change

A huge Lake Ontario sign has been unveiled next to the lake after Donald Trump signed an order to rename it "Lake America."

By Holly Patrick

Canadian official answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant Lake Ontario sign

A Canadian premier also compared Trump to an ageing rock band trying to revive an old hit.

US-Canada tensions simmer over trade row and Lake Ontario renaming, with China falsely dragged into dispute - Global Times

US-Canada tensions simmer over trade row and Lake Ontario renaming, with China falsely dragged into dispute  Global Times