Kanada oo boodh weyn dhigtay oo leh 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' iyadoo muranka magaca uu kacsan yahay
Kanada waxay u dhowdahay Grimsby, Ontario boodh laba-dabaq ah oo ku dhejisay odhaahda 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always'. Tallaabadan waxay timid ka dib markii Donald Trump uu ku amray wakaaladaha Mareykanka in harada loo yaqaan Lake America.
Amarka Trump iyo Isbeddelka Google Maps
Donald Trump wuxuu soo saaray amar fulin ah oo ku diraya wakaaladaha Mareykanka in harada Lake Ontario loo yaqaan Lake America. Google Maps ayaa magaca harada u bedeshay Lake America dadka Mareykanka ah si ay u muujiyaan amarka madaxweynaha.
Amarka Trump wuxuu saameynayaa Nidaamka Macluumaadka Magacyada Juqraafiga ee federaalka (GNIS) ee 'dejiya heerka khariidadaha rasmiga ah ee Mareykanka'. Beddelka magacu ma laha saameyn ku taalla dhaqanka magac-bixinta Kanada.
Diidmada Kanada iyo Hadallada Hogaamiyayaasha
Ra'iisul wasaaraha Kanada Mark Carney ayaa si buuxda u diiday magac-beddelka Lake Ontario. Doug Ford wuxuu sheegay in Trump uu isku dayayo inuu magac-badalo sababtoo ah 'waxaan istaagneynaa nafteena', wuxuuna dood ka keenay in magacu uu ka sii dheer yahay madaxtooyada.
Ford wuxuu ku yiri barnaamijka ABC News ee This Week in amarka magac-beddelka uu ahaa 'wax ka mid ah Saturday Night Live'. Wuxuu yiri 'Cidin ma ugu yeeri doonto Lake of America. Waxay ahayd Lake Ontario muddo boqolaal sano ah. Waa sii socon doontaa inay tahay Lake Ontario'.
Doodda Taariikhda iyo Falcelinta Udgoonka
Pierre Picard oo ah madaxa weyn ee Wendat Nation wuxuu ugu yiraahday tallaabadii Trump inay tahay isku day lagu tirtirayo taariikhda udgoonka. Wuxuu yiri 'waxaan rabaa inaan u sheego inay aanay la qaadan karin inuu jiro madaxweyne u able' inuu tirtiro taariikhdeena, dhaqankeena iyo aqoonsigeena'.
Wab Kinew, ra'iisul wasaaraha Manitoba, wuxuu Trump u shaqeynayaa sidii koox dhagax-weyne oo isku dayaysa inay hees duug ah soo nooleyso. Lake Ontario waa mid ka mid ah shanta haro ee waaweyn, waxayna tahay ugu yar 7,340 sq miles.
Canada has defiantly erected a two-storey billboard declaring 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' near Grimsby, Ontario, in response to President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the Great Lake to 'Lake America.' The dispute has escalated into a public spectacle, with Trump posting videos of himself toppling the sign and dancing to the Village People's 'YMCA,' while Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other Canadian leaders have condemned the move as an attempt to erase Indigenous history and undermine Canada's sovereignty.
Trump's Executive Order and Google's Compliance
On Thursday, President Trump issued an executive order directing all US federal agencies to refer to Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' effective immediately. The order targets the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which sets the standard for official US maps. Google Maps subsequently updated the lake's name for US users, stating it reflects changes in official government sources and that the renaming has no impact on Canadian naming conventions or how the rest of the world refers to the lake.
The renaming is part of an escalating trade dispute between the US and Canada, involving a 50% US tariff on Canadian steel and retaliatory tariffs from Ottawa. Trump's order also echoes a similar directive from earlier in his second presidency, when he directed agencies to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America.' Google had applied the same logic to that body of water, with US users now seeing it labeled as the 'Gulf of America' on the platform.
Canadian Leaders Defy the Renaming
Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' on a two-storey billboard near Grimsby, Ontario, and appeared on ABC News' 'This Week' to call Trump's order 'something out of Saturday Night Live.' Ford argued that the name would outlast the president, stating, 'Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario.' He also remarked that the late Ronald Reagan would be 'throwing up' over Trump's tariff policies.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew compared Trump's provocation to an aging rock band trying to revive an old hit, saying, 'He thought he had a real hit, a real golden oldie, with the Gulf of Mexico. He's trying to bring that back, and he's trying to play the hits for his base.' Meanwhile, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney flat-out rejected the renaming, explaining that Lake Ontario derives from an Indigenous Wendat word meaning 'the lake is beautiful, the lake is great' that dates back more than 400 years.
Indigenous Condemnation and Escalating Rhetoric
Wendat Nation Grand Chief Pierre Picard called Trump's move an attempt to erase Indigenous history, stating, 'I want to tell him that it is unacceptable for us, as a nation, to have a president who can eradicate our history, our culture and our identity.' Trump responded on Sunday afternoon by posting a social media declaration that 'Canada to be the worst,' adding, 'I don't want Canadian anything. They've been ripping us off for decades, and it's going to stop.'
Lake Ontario is one of North America's five Great Lakes, alongside Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie. At 7,340 square miles, it is the smallest of the Great Lakes in terms of surface area. The dispute has become a symbol of the broader US-Canada trade war, with rhetoric from both sides intensifying as diplomatic talks to resolve the trade dispute remain stalled.
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