Many Americans living in Canada are expressing discontent over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” Ben Davis, a retired law professor and permanent Canadian resident, criticized the move as “pitiful” and beneath the office of the president. The renaming of a historic landmark that dates back to the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty signed by George Washington has been widely dismissed as “nonsense.” Disagreements over the lake’s name come at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and Canada, particularly in trade relations.
