Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as trade war with Canada escalates

Such a change would be reminiscent of the president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The US and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected on Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures after the Trump administration enacted 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down.

Ontario’s premier had earlier slammed Trump as a ‘dictator’ and ‘the king of bankruptcies’

The remark comes amid renewed tensions between Washington and Ottawa following the breakdown of trade talks and months of friction between Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Newsweek reported.