# Ontario Premier Doug Ford prods Trump with ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

https://mins.news/en/item/37167

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 22:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/ontarios-doug-ford-prods-trump-with-sign-rejecting-lake-america-name?traffic_source=rss

> Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard-sized “Lake Ontario” sign near Hamilton in response to Donald Trump’s executive order directing the US government to call the body of water “Lake America.” The sign says “Now and Always,” as trade tensions between Canada and the US continue to escalate.

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