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Mark Carney rejects attempt to rename lake as did several US governors, with Tony Evers mocking the move
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World — George Chidi
Mark Carney rejects attempt to rename lake as did several US governors, with Tony Evers mocking the move
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
The order directs federal agencies to adopt the name-change on US maps, documents and databases. But Trump has no authority to rename Canada’s portion of the lake, nor to compel Canada, international legal bodies, international mapmakers or the rest of the world to adopt a new name.
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war with Canada.
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Source: The Guardian · George Chidi. Published 27 Aug 2026, 10:55 pm.
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