Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ in the US, amid trade war with Canada

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" within the United States. This action was taken as part of an escalation of the trade war with Canada.

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Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ in the US, amid trade war with Canada

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On Thursday, US President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" within the United States. This action was taken as part of an escalation of the trade war with Canada. Trump signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the US geographic naming service. The article notes that Trump cannot compel Canada to adopt this new name. This proposed name change comes after the US announced it was imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods following the breakdown of trade talks.

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The US announced it was imposing 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods.

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Trump signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the US geographic naming service.

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US President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America' in the United States.

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The renaming is part of an escalation of the trade war with Canada.

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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States, as he escalated his trade war with Canada.The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the US geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however.Trump has been floating the idea of the name change in recent days as the US announced it was imposing 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down.

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