Gillibrand, Morelle Look to Block Renaming of Lake Ontario
- On August 27, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" in federal documents amid escalating trade tensions with Canada.
- While Canadian maps retain the original name, Google Maps now displays "Lake America" in the U.S. Frontman Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo describes the change as "another aspect of his idiocy" and "so un-Canadian."
- During their hometown show at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre, Blue Rodeo asked their audience of 16,000 to sing the "Lake Ontario" lyric with "full authority and ownership"; the crowd delivered as the original name appeared onscreen.
- JoJo and Iron Maiden have also spoken out against the renaming during their respective Toronto performances, joining Blue Rodeo in mounting artistic pushback against the executive order.
- As artists utilize their platforms to challenge the designation, the renaming remains a focal point of cultural tension between the nations, with Blue Rodeo continuing to stand up for what is right.
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Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 27 that formalized the shift from Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Who Is Renaming Everything on the Map? It's Not Just Trump
In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously echoes his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. It’s easy to find these whole geographic kerfuffles unnecessary. But the media...
Trump has renamed Lake Ontario Lake America. It can't get much dumber.
NY counties push back against executive order to rename Lake Ontario
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A new name for an old lake is causing major pushback along its shoreline after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to designate Lake Ontario "Lake America" amid a trade war with Canada. "I would expect this from a five-year-old, not the president of the United States," Erie County Executive [...]
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