I read this post today, from a Facebook person in Ohio. What I didn't include in my comment below is the irony that America is short for North America so Lake Ontario would be renamed Lake North America. Not what Trump intended and still not a good name for a lake that is only a smaller part of the whole of North America.

The Trump era continues and is just getting worse. I hope the people of Canada never forget any of this, far into our history. Never consider the US a real neighbour or friend. Being a good neighbour or friend isn't something you put on and take off like a mask. Know always that they are a selfish and ignorant country, and in general, proud of it.

The 50% tariffs hit Saturday after talks collapsed, on about $20 billion of Canadian goods. Carney announced Canada matches dollar for dollar starting September 8th. Monday, Trump told Canadian leaders to "fall in line" or face consequences "far WORSE," and threatened to take tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% on January 1st. Then this morning he posted that the United States is giving "serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer." Same play as the Gulf of Mexico. A lake we share, half of which isn't ours.

I posted about "Lake America" last year when the propaganda started about the "Gulf of America". I sometimes struggle to feel sympathy for the people and businesses of the US. After all your political party chose him and then the people of your country voted for him - twice. Why is a man, found guilty of crimes in your country, showing signs of mental unwellness, and unable to work well with others (to say the least) why is this man allowed to be the head of your country? Its like something out of a bad science fiction movie, made in the US, of course. Yes, I feel something for the plight of the US people who regret(?) their choices, but I will never ever forget this.