Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Carney pushes back
Summary
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the US geographic naming system. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opposed this change, highlighting the lake’s Indigenous name and the longstanding use of "Lake Ontario" in Canada.Key Facts
- President Trump signed the order on August 27, 2026, directing the US Interior Department to update the lake's name.
- The new name "Lake America" will be used only in the United States.
- Canada rejects the name change, saying the original name has Indigenous origins and should remain "Lake Ontario."
- The lake is one of the Great Lakes shared by the US and Canada.
- There is no international agency that controls the names of bodies of water shared by countries.
- The name "Ontario" comes from a Huron Indigenous word meaning "lake of shining waters."
- The renaming is part of broader tensions, including recent tariff disputes between the US and Canada.
- Canadian politicians have publicly dismissed or criticized Trump’s move as symbolic or rhetorical.
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