Donald Trump declares Lake Ontario renaming complete after Apple Maps update

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday local time said the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America was complete ratified and binding after Apple Maps updated the name for users in the United States following a similar change by Google Maps In a post on Truth Social Trump called the name change very importantApple Maps has just announced that it has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America so now that very important change of names between Google Maps and Apple Maps is complete ratified and binding Thank you for your attention to this matter his post readApples change follows direct lobbying by Trump and makes it the second major USbased technology company to adopt the new name for users in the United States Google Maps had changed the name for US users on Saturday following the US Geographic Names Information System GNIS formally changing the lakes name in the United StatesSince we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources which is GNIS for the US people using Maps in the US will see Lake America those in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario Google said in a statementGoogle added that users outside the US and Canada would see both names with Lake America appearing in parentheses after Lake Ontario in line with its longstanding policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to countryThe move follows an executive order signed by Trump directing the US Department of the Interior to update federal maps and databases to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America within the United States following a massive fallout due to a trade warHowever the US executive order applies to American federal mapping agencies and does not have authority over Canadian territory or international hydrographic standards Lake Ontario is shared by Canada and the United States and is governed by the Boundary Waters TreatyThe renaming has faced strong opposition in Canada Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a large sign along the Canadian shore of the lake reading Lake Ontario Now and Always in English and French Im here on the shores of beautiful Lake Ontario a crown jewel of our province and our country Ford said in a video message posted on XFord later said the lake would remain Lake Ontario now and forever and rejected Trumps move Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also rejected the renaming pointing to the Indigenous Wendat origin of the name Ontario which means beautiful lake or big lakeCanadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario acirceuroldquo then now and always Carney said on social media The dispute comes amid broader economic and political tensions between the United States and CanadaThe Trump administration had imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about USD 20 billion worth of Canadian goods prompting Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs on US exports Following the breakdown of trade talks Trump cited trade frustrations in connection with the name changeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever