Google Renames Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' Amidst Escalating Trade War
Google has temporarily renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' on its maps in response to President Donald Trump's executive order amid an escalating trade war between the US and Canada.
The name change is only visible to American users, according to Google, and follows a long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.
However, Canadian officials have strongly condemned the move, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling Trump a 'bully' and saying that the lake's name will remain Lake Ontario 'long after President Trump is gone.'
A bill has been proposed in Congress to nullify Trump's executive order, dubbed the 'Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act', which aims to protect the region from any further US-Canada trade tensions.