# ‘We’ll always call it Lake Ontario,’ says Canadian minister

https://mins.news/en/video/32209

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 19:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQgo-ylgDY4

> Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly rejected President Trump’s suggestion to rename the lake ‘Lake America,’ saying Canada would ‘always call it Lake Ontario.’

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