Canadian Politicians Reject Trump's Lake Ontario Renaming Push as 50% Tariffs Deepen Trade Rift
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Updated · Business Insider · Aug 26
Canadian Politicians Reject Trump's Lake Ontario Renaming Push as 50% Tariffs Deepen Trade Rift
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Aug 26
Summary
Doug Ford and federal ministers dismissed Donald Trump's proposal to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," saying Canada will keep calling it Lake Ontario regardless of any US map change.
Trump floated the idea in a Truth Social post, saying the US may stop doing much business with Ontario, then shared an edited lake map as trade tensions with Canada escalated.
Those tensions sharpened after Trump imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods on Saturday and threatened another 50% round on auto parts and steel starting in January.
Canada answered Tuesday with tariffs of up to 50% on US goods including steel, dairy and electronics, due to take effect on September 8.
The lake proposal fits Trump's broader renaming drive after moves targeting the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, but Canadian officials said they are focused on the economy and a constructive US relationship.