Ontario premier slams Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Seneca Nation calls for reversal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Seneca Nation have criticized President Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'. Ford installed signage to reaffirm the lake's original name, citing historical and cultural significance.
Why it matters
Illustrates escalating diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Canada, as well as the intersection of executive power and Indigenous land rights.
Ontario's head of government on Saturday erected a sign by Lake Ontario that reads "Lake Ontario - Now and Always" and criticized President Trump after he signed an executive order to rename the body of water that connects the Canadian province and the state of New York."I'm here on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario, a crown jewel of our province and our country," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a short video message posted on social media."You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake, all because he doesn't like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves," he said. "But let's be serious. Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario, and long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario."Ford added that the province put the huge blue sign to remind Mr.
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