Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard-sized sign reading 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' on the Canadian shoreline.
- The sign was revealed near Grimsby, Ontario, in response to President Trump's executive order to call Lake Ontario 'Lake America.'
- The sign measures 24 by 12 feet and is elevated about 18 feet above the ground.
- Canadian leaders reacted with ridicule rather than outrage to Trump's decree.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s 'Lake America' decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always.'
The sign was unveiled near Grimsby, Ontario, as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage. The 24-by-12-foot sign stands on six-foot legs, putting its top about 18 feet above the ground.
Ford stated that Trump was attempting to rename the lake because Ontario and Canada were 'standing up for ourselves' and argued that the name would outlast the president.
安大略省省长用巨型‘安大略湖’标志回应特朗普的‘美洲湖’
安大略省省长道格·福特用一块巨型标志回应特朗普总统的‘美洲湖’命令，标志上写着‘安大略湖。现在和永远’。
该标志是在安大略省格林斯比附近揭示的，加拿大领导人对此举反应以嘲讽为主，而非愤怒。该标志尺寸为24英尺乘12英尺，离地面约18英尺高。
福特表示，特朗普试图重新命名湖泊是因为安大略省和加拿大正在‘为自己挺身而出’，并辩称这个名字将会比总统更长久。