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Trump’s latest trade gambit: renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as U.S.-Canada tensions boil over with 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods. This follows last year’s failed attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico — a pattern of symbolic American dominance. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs and the president’s wild suggestion that Canada could become the 51st state underscore a dramatic shift from past goodwill. While the U.S. can unilaterally change its maps, Canada won’t be swayed — especially since the original name honors Indigenous roots meaning “lake of shining waters.” The renaming spree may not be done — oceans might be next.

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