Donald Trump, en plein bras de fer avec le Canada, signe un décret changeant le nom du lac Ontario en « lac d’Amérique »

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America". The move comes amid increased trade tensions between the US and Canada, following the collapse of negotiations between the two countries. According to The National Business, Trump stated that the name change was something he had been considering for a long time, and that he might also rename the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The name change was announced as the US and Canada are engaged in a trade dispute, with the US imposing tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada responding with tariffs on US goods. The trade tensions have escalated, with Trump threatening to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and other goods. Handelsblatt reported that Trump signed the executive order in the Oval Office, stating that the largest part of Lake Ontario's volume is in the US.

The renaming of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" has not been reflected online yet, although Trump's tweet about the name change suggested that it was effective immediately. The move has sparked debate over whether a US president can change the name of a body of water shared with another country.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde Economie, The National Business, Handelsblatt, E24 Norway, Live Mint — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.