Ontario posts giant Lake Ontario sign after Trump renaming order
Why it matters: The billboard sharpens a wider US-Canada trade clash after Washington slapped 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford put up a giant "Lake Ontario — Now and Always" billboard on the Canadian shore Saturday, escalating the public backlash to President Donald Trump's order to rename the shared lake "Lake America" in US federal usage. The sign, in English and French, stands near the US border along a road used by many American visitors. Trump signed the order after US-Canada trade talks collapsed, and Washington moved to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed Canada will answer with matching tariffs. The order directs the Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information Service within 30 days, but it does not bind Canada or other countries.