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 has unveiled a billboard that states: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." This comes in response to President Trump's request to rename the lake as 'Lake America.' Additionally, tech company Google announced it would be renaming the lake for users in the United States, aligning with Trump's demand.</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" />