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Joycelyn Uy

Brampton Mayor Calls Trump's Lake Ontario Rename 'A Bit Preposterous' as Canada Vows To Ignore Any Action

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown criticises Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' (Credit: BIPRAJYOTI NATH/Pinterest)

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown has dismissed President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' as 'a bit preposterous', saying Canadians will ignore the directive.

The decree, which requires US federal agencies to adopt the new name for the easternmost Great Lake, has met immediate opposition from Canadian officials, who insist the historic name will remain.

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