{"id":96597,"date":"2026-08-29T20:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T20:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ontario-premier-slams-trumps-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-seneca-nation-calls-for-reversal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T20:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T20:30:35","slug":"ontario-premier-slams-trumps-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-seneca-nation-calls-for-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ontario-premier-slams-trumps-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-seneca-nation-calls-for-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario premier slams Trump&#8217;s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Seneca Nation calls for reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ontario&#8217;s head of government on Saturday erected a sign by <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/lake-ontario-history-trump-moves-to-rename-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Lake Ontario<\/a><\/span> that reads &#8220;Lake Ontario &#8211; Now and Always&#8221; and criticized President Trump after he signed an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-lake-ontario-lake-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">executive order<\/a><\/span> to rename the body of water that connects the Canadian province and the state of New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario, a crown jewel of our province and our country,&#8221; Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a short\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fordnation\/status\/2093762126422700492?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video message<\/a> posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake, all because he doesn&#8217;t like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But let&#8217;s be serious. Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario, and long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ford added that the province put the huge blue sign to remind Mr. Trump and everyone that &#8220;it&#8217;s Lake Ontario now and forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/29\/84f2a682-5330-4fa6-9a0d-ed211da4eaa9\/thumbnail\/620x413\/fe3f52bcc7846f344b0b12878fd40e83\/gettyimages-2292064316.jpg#\" alt=\"Premier Doug Ford Unveils Sign Following Trump's Renaming Of Lake Ontario \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/29\/84f2a682-5330-4fa6-9a0d-ed211da4eaa9\/thumbnail\/620x413\/fe3f52bcc7846f344b0b12878fd40e83\/gettyimages-2292064316.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/29\/84f2a682-5330-4fa6-9a0d-ed211da4eaa9\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/197d97e788b27ebd1f6fe5b4faa548c6\/gettyimages-2292064316.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Doug Ford, Ontario&#8217;s premier, unveils a sign for Lake Ontario at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Keito Newman \/ The Canadian Press \/ Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The new sign, which also says in French &#8220;Lac Ontario &#8211; Aujourd&#8217;hui et pour toujours,&#8221; is located at Fifty Point Conservation Area, a park in Hamilton, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Amid an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-canada-tariffs-goods-us-price-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ongoing trade war<\/a><\/span> between Canada and the United States, Mr. Trump last week sought to rename Lake Ontario &#8220;Lake America&#8221; by an executive order. He also said the U.S. doesn&#8217;t expect to be &#8220;doing much business with Ontario any longer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The name Ontario came from the Iroquoian word &#8220;oniatar\u00ed:io,&#8221; and means &#8220;lake of shining waters,&#8221; according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cgll.org\/great-lake\/lake-ontario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Great Lakes Literacy<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Seneca Nation, one of the Iroquoian-speaking nations in the region, on Friday also criticized Mr. Trump&#8217;s decision to rename Lake Ontario and called for the executive order to be rescinded.<\/p>\n<p>Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca said the order violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a &#8220;blatant disrespect&#8221; for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place. He said the Lake Ontario name should remain as a reflection of the Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada who lived in territory around and along the lake long before the creation of either nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/27\/189b8326-5a04-40bf-9c00-9e2359bc094b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8c9e4ad1f7616cc1af966fd377be4c8b\/gettyimages-1461107742.jpg#\" alt=\"cbsn-fusion-heres-how-trumps-renaming-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-will-play-out-thumbnail.jpg \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/27\/189b8326-5a04-40bf-9c00-9e2359bc094b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8c9e4ad1f7616cc1af966fd377be4c8b\/gettyimages-1461107742.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/27\/189b8326-5a04-40bf-9c00-9e2359bc094b\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7105d5f8c2a9d710ad5c43c6a1a3dd3e\/gettyimages-1461107742.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Great Lakes of North America, political map. Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Lake Ontario. A series of large interconnected freshwater lakes on or near the border of Canada and the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The President cannot assert ownership over our culture or erase it through irresponsible political action,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Following failed trade talks between the two nations, the U.S. began imposing\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-canada-tariffs-goods-us-price-impact\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">50% tariffs<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on hundreds of Canadian goods. Mr. Trump also\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-canadian-automotive-steel-tariffs\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">announced<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that the U.S. will impose a 50% tariff on all Canadian automotive and steel imports beginning in January, while claiming that &#8220;Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney then announced new retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., saying that it would impose tariffs of up to 50% on about $20 billion of U.S. imports.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kathryn-watson\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kathryn  Watson<\/a>, <\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kaia-hubbard\/\" 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