Ontario Premier Doug Ford Responds to Trump's Proposal to Rename Lake Ontario

<img alt="Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, and Niagara West Member of Provincial Parliament Sam Oosterhoff unveil a sign for Lake Ontario at the Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4969x3313+0+0/resize/4969x3313!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fd3%2F34edc3ed470abb1249553419ff38%2Fap26241611483319.jpg" /><p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard stating: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always" in response to President Trump's proposal to rename the lake as 'Lake America.' This announcement comes as tech company Google indicated it would be adopting the name change for U.S. users.</p><p>(Image credit: Keito Newman/The Canadian Press)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5949254" />