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Lake America? Canadians Say No | Toronto News
In a bold political move, the U.S. President signs an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid escalating trade tensions with Canada — but Canadian officials, Indigenous leaders, and political figures are united in defiance, declaring the name change invalid and culturally offensive. Premier Doug Ford, NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow all reject the gesture as unserious theater, while the Wendat Nation calls it an erasure of their heritage, noting “Ontario” derives from their word meaning “the lake is beautiful, great.” Prime Minister Mark Carney…
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