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Lake America? A Naming Misstep | Buffalo News
The President’s bold proposal to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid rising trade tensions with Canada has sparked outrage and confusion. While the move was framed as a symbolic break from business ties with Ontario, locals fiercely defend the lake’s historic name — one rooted in Indigenous heritage, not Canadian provinces. The timing, just before Canada’s own tariff announcement, adds fuel to the fire, exposing deeper rifts in U.S.-Canada relations. And crucially, the President doesn’t have the legal power to change it — making this more about political theater than policy, and a…
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