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[^2]\n\nUS President Donald Trump signed a decree ordering the renaming of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' following the collapse of commercial negotiations with Canada. [^3]\n\nPresident Donald Trump signed a proclamation at the Oval Office renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. [^4]\n\nPresident Trump claimed on social media that the USA has been losing more than 60 Billion Dollars a year due to trade with Canada. [^5]\n\nPresident Trump declared on social media that all Canadian companies doing business with America must move to the United States immediately to avoid tariffs. [^6]\n\nPresident Trump stated that Canada wants to be treated like a state but does not want to become one, justifying potential tariffs on Canadian cars. [^7]\n\nThe United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports last month as part of an escalating trade dispute. [^8]\n\nDonald Trump characterized the situation as a new episode of 'exasperating troll politics' that the country has had to endure. [^9]\n\nDoug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, responded to the renaming order by inaugurating a giant sign at the lake's edge displaying the lake's original name. [^10]\n\nThe commercial negotiations between the United States and Canada were reported to have broken down prior to the decree. 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