# Minister: Focus on supporting Canadians, not Trump | Power & Politics

https://mins.news/en/video/34967

- CBC News, 2026-08-27 22:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFusKZ-3N8

> On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America and called Canadian trade negotiators “nasty people.” Power & Politics speaks with Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu and auto-parts representative Flavio Volpe about the latest episode in the ongoing trade war between the neighbouring countries.

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