What U.S. and Canadian politicians are saying about Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

Canada August 26, 2026 10:03 AM

Initially, on Monday, Trump wrote in a social media post that Canada is “among the worst Nations in the World to deal with” on trade and other matters.

Simon McKeown is a staff reporter with the Toronto Star. He can be reached at smckeown@thestar.ca

What U.S. and Canadian politicians are saying about Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

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