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Lake Ontario Name Battle | Spokane News
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is leading a bipartisan push to undo a controversial presidential executive order that renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America — a move seen as a political stunt targeting Canada amid trade tensions. Her new bill not only seeks to restore the lake’s original name but also bans future presidents from renaming any of the Great Lakes, protecting them from becoming tools of geopolitical theater. With roots stretching back 400 years in Indigenous languages and vital economic ties between the U.S. and Canada, the name “Ontario” carries deep historical and practical…
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