Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” – and the American president posting a video of him tearing down an avatar of that…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to US President Donald Trump's attempt to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" by installing a large sign on the Canadian shoreline. The sign, which reads "Lake Ontario. Now and Always" in both English and French, was unveiled near Grimsby, Ontario, with Ford wearing a Team Canada soccer jersey.
According to Ford, the lake was called Lake Ontario long before Trump took office and will still be called that long after he leaves. He added that the sign was put up to remind Trump and others that the lake's name will not change.
The move is seen as a response to Trump's executive order to rename the lake, which was met with ridicule from Canadian leaders. The renaming was seen as a reaction to the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada, with the US imposing new tariffs on Canadian goods.
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