President Donald Trump sparked backlash with a move to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," adding a new source of tension to his escalating trade dispute with Canada. Canada has been a frequent target of Trump’s trade policies since he returned to the White House, culminating in both countries announcing new tariffs after trade talks broke down. However, the President’s latest move has sparked a wave of criticism, one Newsweek reader saying: "Ballrooms and Lake names don’t help Americans struggling to have even just the simple basics in life." Trump even posted an animation depicting an army of Donald Ducks, complete with a presidential hairstyle, celebrating the new lake name.
As debate over Trump’s relationship with Canada continues, Newsweek readers have made their views clear. Here’s what they had to say. Want to join The Conversation?
Readers Weigh In on the ‘Lake America’ Controversy Original Article: Trump Approval Compared to Canada’s Doug Ford Amid Lake Ontario Name Fight What to Know: Amid tension between the United States and Canada, a recent poll highlighted President Trump’s popularity and how it compares to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Reader Comment: "This lake renaming, is about as well thought out as his war with Iran or his reflecting pool debacle. Just a reminder, that every ocean ship entering the Great Lakes goes through the Welland Canal.
Eight locks, twenty-seven miles, all of it in Ontario, Canada. That is the route. $26.3 billion of American trade depends on it. Trump didn’t think this through, just like his war in Iran and made a straight of Hormus (sic), just above our border." Dadood Why It Stood Out: Taking aim at Trump’s approach to Canada, the comment used the dispute over the lake’s name to criticize his wider handling of international affairs.
Google’s ‘Lake America’ Decision Prompts Debate Original Article: Google Reveals How ‘Lake America’ Name Change Will Appear on Maps What to Know: Google has announced that it has formally changed the name for Lake Ontario to "Lake America" for Google Maps users in the United States. Reader Comment: "Google Maps is not obligated to pretend an official US geographic name doesn’t exist just because critics hate the politics behind it. If the US officially recognizes Lake America, showing that name to US users is completely defensible.
Canadians still see Lake Ontario, and everyone else can see both names. Yet the naysayers are carrying on like Google redrew North America overnight. What they really want is for Google to ignore an official US designation because they personally object to it.
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