@japdmedia26: U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America". The move follows a breakdown in trade negotiations and rising tariff tensions between the United States and Canada. ​The controversy intensified after President Trump posted a video from the Oval Office showing him using a marker to physically cross out "Lake Ontario" on a paper map. In the clip, he stated: ​"So this is Lake Ontario, in Canada and in the United States. But we're gonna make a little change. We're gonna call it something different than Lake Ontario. We're gonna call it Lake America. And all it takes is a good pen and some intelligence." ​He continued as he edited the map on camera: ​"So Lake Ontario, that's gone. Lake America. So now we have a lake, and now we have a gulf, because we have the Gulf of America. Now we have Lake America, without the 'of.' Thank you very much, everybody. Enjoy Lake America." ​The executive order directs U.S. departments to update geographic listings for official federal usage. However, because Lake Ontario is an international body of water shared with Canada, international law and Canadian authorities maintain the historical name on their official mapping. Canadian leaders dismissed the executive order as a political political maneuver during ongoing tariff disputes. ​ ​Do you think symbolic moves like altering geographic names on domestic maps help apply pressure during international trade disputes, or do they derail serious diplomatic negotiations? ​ ​#US #Canada #DonaldTrump #MarkCarney #japd

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