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Trump renaming Lake Ontario ‘like something out of Saturday Night Live,’ says Ford

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, calling it "like something out of Saturday Night Live". Ford expressed confidence that Canada and the US will overcome their trade dispute despite Trump's actions. No numbers are mentioned in relation to the trade deal or tariffs, but Ford stated that he had advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (not Mark Carney) that the recent deal would have been bad for Canada. The article takes a critical angle on Trump's actions, with quotes from Ford criticizing Trump's tactics and impact on the US economy.

Written by AI on 2026-08-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On August 25, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario, a body of water shared by the U.S. and Canada, as "Lake America." This threat came amidst an ongoing trade dispute between the two nations, with Trump posting on social media that such a change would signal reduced business ties with Ontario. While Indigenous peoples originally named Lake Ontario centuries ago, experts argue that Trump's move is purely symbolic since he lacks authority to compel Canada to adopt this new name. Canadian officials responded by announcing retaliatory tariffs starting September 8, affecting approximately $20 billion worth of U.S. products including steel and processed cheese.

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Ford, who was part of a heated back-and-forth with Trump last week after talks over a U.S.-Canada trade deal broke down, said on ABC’s This Week on Sunday that the Great Lake’s name would stay despite Trump’s executive order to rename it. “It was like something out of Saturday Night Live, when he signed a document saying ‘Change to Lake America,’” Ford said.

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🔮 Ontario Premier Doug Ford ridiculed President Donald Trump’s order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, while expressing optimism that Canada and the U.S. would eventually overcome their differences on trade and tariffs.

2026-08-31 · National Post

Trump renaming Lake Ontario ‘like something out of Saturday Night Live,’ says Ford · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

Ontario Premier Doug Ford ridiculed President Donald Trump’s order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, while expressing optimism that Canada and the U.S. would eventually overcome their differences on trade and tariffs. asserted

Canada → ridicule → trade

Ford → break → America

“No one’s going to call it Lake of America. asserted

one → go → America

It’s going to continue to be Lake Ontario.” asserted

It → go → ?

The premier expressed confidence that the two sides will overcome their dispute. asserted

sides → express → dispute

“God bless America. asserted

God → bless → America

God bless Canada. asserted

God → bless → Canada

We’ll get through this,” he said. asserted

he → get → this

“Let’s get a deal and let both countries prosper.” asserted

countries → let → deal

Canada and the United States have been locked in an increasingly tense trade dispute that has led to tariff increases on both sides. asserted

that → lock → sides

Ford said he had advised Prime Minister Mark Carney that the most recent deal on the table would have been bad for Canada. asserted

deal → say → Canada

“I deal with the Leadership of many Countries, but I find Canada to be the worst. asserted

Canada → deal → Countries

They are entitled no longer!” Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. asserted

Trump → entitle → Sunday

Trump threatened further consequences last week if the U.S. neighbour and NATO ally didn’t “get in line.” asserted

neighbour → threaten → line

Ford said Trump’s actions were damaging the U.S. economy. asserted

actions → say → economy

“There’s countries all over the world that want our uranium, our potash, our, you know, high-grade nickel and every other critical mineral. asserted

you → ’ → uranium

I’d rather sell it down to the U.S.,” he said. asserted

he → sell → U.S.

“If you work together, we’re going to create more opportunities, more jobs. asserted

we → work → opportunities

If I can say, everyone’s feeling bullied by President Trump, and this is the worst thing he could do for the American economy.” uncertain

he → say → economy