Doug Ford unveils new Lake Ontario sign days after Trump 'renaming'
Ford said the sign is a rebuttal to Trump’s order, as Canada and the U.S. trade tariffs escalate after talks broke down.
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a 24-by-12-foot sign reading 'Lake Ontario — Now and Always' at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, directly rebuking President Donald Trump's executive order.
- Trump's August 27 executive order mandated that U.S. federal agencies rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' within 30 days, citing the lake's role in American commerce and security. The directive followed escalating trade tensions between the two nations.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the order, stating the name 'predates both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence,' while Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Sence said the president 'cannot assert ownership over our culture.'
- Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of 15 to 50 percent on U.S. products, scheduled to take effect September 8, 2026. Officials affirmed the U.S. order lacks binding legal authority over Canadian territory.
- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew compared Trump to an aging rock band 'playing some song from like 50 years ago,' while observers argue the controversy distracts from necessary trade negotiations rather than advancing substantive resolution.
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This 40-year-old entrepreneur had already made headlines last year by launching a cap emblazoned with the message "Canada is not for sale," in response to Donald Trump's repeated calls to make Canada the 51st U.S. state. Worn by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a prominent figure in Canadian politics, this headwear, with a design inspired by the famous "Make America Great Again" caps, was a resounding success across the country. And the Canadian entre…
In a new episode of the exasperating troll policy we have had, U.S. President Donald Trump decided last week to respond to the breakdown of trade negotiations with Canada by signing a decree ordering the authorities to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford, a right-wing populist like Trump (in fact, time has been much closer than now) has responded to the height, inaugurating a giant sign on the lake’s shores wi…
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Ontario puts up a huge new Lake Ontario sign as an answer to Trump
As we’ve been following, Donald Trump has totally blown up a trade deal with Canada and brought talks down to his level: juvenile. Negotiators were on the cusp of an agreement when Trump slipped in last minute insulting demands that treated Canada less like our longtime stalwart ally and more like a would-be US colony. […] Source
The Prime Minister of Canada's province installed a large billboard on the shore with the inscription "Otto Ontario Lake, Now and Forever".
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