Sault Ste. Marie lawyer suggests renaming Trump Lake in northern Ontario
'He has no authority to change the name of the lake. We can choose to react as he wants or we can embrace it and laugh at it for what it is,' said Jeff Broadbent
A lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie suggested renaming Trump Lake in northern Ontario, but has no authority to do so.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to US President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" by erecting a large sign near Grimsby, Ontario, that reads "Lake Ontario. Now and Always." The sign, which is 24-by-12 feet and stands about 18 feet above the ground, also features the message in French.
Ford stated that Trump was trying to rename the lake because Ontario and Canada were "standing up for ourselves," and argued that the name Lake Ontario would outlast the president. According to CBS News, the name Ontario came from the Iroquoian word "oniatar:io," which means "lake of shining water." Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew compared Trump to an aging rock band trying to revive an old hit.
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