{"id":17314,"date":"2026-08-30T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17314"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:48:57","slug":"trump-approval-compared-to-canadas-doug-ford-amid-lake-ontario-name-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17314","title":{"rendered":"Trump approval compared to Canada&#8217;s Doug Ford amid Lake Ontario name fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ontario<\/a>&nbsp;Premier Doug Ford on Saturday unveiled a large billboard reading \u201cLake Ontario, Now and Always\u201d along the Canadian shoreline, pushing back against President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s recent move to rename the lake as \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The billboard comes amid a deepening rift between Washington and Ottawa following the collapse of trade negotiations earlier this month. The United States has imposed new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;on billions of dollars\u2019 worth of Canadian goods, while&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a>&nbsp;has pledged retaliatory measures, with Ford emerging as one of the most vocal advocates for a tough response to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration imposed tariffs of up to 50 percent on billions of dollars\u2019 worth of Canadian goods on August 22, targeting products including agricultural goods, manufactured products and<a href=\"http:\/\/-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;consumer items<\/a>, on top of existing U.S. duties affecting sectors such as steel, aluminum and automobiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would respond \u201cdollar for dollar,\u201d announcing retaliatory tariffs on a wide range of U.S. products that will go<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/canada-retaliatory-tariffs-against-trump-us-list-of-products-12364527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;into effect on September 8.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trade and naming dispute comes as Ford has seen a recent uptick in public support amid the tariff fight, while Trump has faced declining approval ratings in several recent national surveys. Both leaders remain underwater with voters, with disapproval ratings exceeding approval ratings in recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/polling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-28.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-28-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveils a sign for Lake Ontario at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, on August 29. (Keito Newman\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ford Unveils New Lake Ontario Billboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford, dressed in a red Team Canada soccer jersey, appeared in front of the bright blue billboard in a social media video announcing the display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to the camera he said, \u201cLet\u2019s be serious, long before President Trump this lake was called Lake Ontario, and long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we set up this sign to remind them, it\u2019s Lake Ontario now and forever,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 24-by-12 foot billboard is located in Grimsby, Ontario, about 30 miles from the American side of Niagara Falls in upstate New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford and Trump exchanged barbs earlier this week, in which Ford said Republican U.S. President Ronald Reagan would be \u201cthrowing up\u201d over Trump\u2019s tariff policies and \u201cdisgusted with President Trump,\u201d in an interview with the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump responded by calling Ford\u2019s remarks \u201cbluster\u201d and said he is Carney\u2019s \u201cflunky.\u201d He described Ford as the \u201cless charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother\u201d of the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Did Trump Rename Lake Ontario?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lake Ontario\u2019s name comes from the Huron Indigenous people\u2019s word \u201coniatar\u00ed:io,\u201d which means \u201clake of shining waters.\u201d The Canadian province of Ontario, founded in 1867, took its name from the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s executive order directed the Interior Department and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to replace \u201cLake Ontario\u201d with \u201cLake America\u201d in the federal Geographic Names Information System within 30 days. Federal agencies must also use the new name on government maps, contracts, documents and other communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order described the lake as an important part of American history and commerce, citing its role in shipping, energy production and the War of 1812. It also argued that the U.S. had contributed more than Canada to protecting the Great Lakes and keeping their shipping routes open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/will-google-rename-lake-ontario-mapquest-refuses-to-adopt-trump-order-12383058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House on Friday shared a message<\/a>&nbsp;from U.S. Geological Survey Director Ned Mamula, saying the agency had officially designated the body of water as Lake America in its electronic documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs of 4:30 pm today the U.S. Geological Survey has officially designated the former Lake Ontario to be renamed as Lake America in all official USGS electronic documents,\u201d the message on X said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Approval Ratings Show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Ford\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/approval-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approval rating<\/a>&nbsp;has improved over the past month, both he and Trump remain underwater with voters. Recent polling shows each facing significantly higher disapproval than approval, despite Ford\u2019s recent rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nationally, 35 percent of voters approve of Trump\u2019s job performance while 59 percent disapprove as of August 28, leaving him underwater with a net approval rating of -24, according to Civiqs\u2019 rolling online tracking poll of registered voters. The survey has garnered 126,586 responses since January 20, 2025, when Trump was inaugurated for a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Nate Silver\u2019s Silver Bulletin polling average, Trump\u2019s net approval rating stood at -19.5 percentage points on Saturday, with 38.4 percent of Americans approving of his job performance and 58 percent disapproving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An August 25 Economist\/YouGov poll found 35 percent of Americans approved of the president\u2019s job performance, with a net approval rating of -26. Compared to a similar poll during the same point in his first term, his net approval rating was -9 and former Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s -12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford\u2019s approval rating climbed from 24 percent in July to 36 percent in August, according to a recent Liaison Strategies survey. Even so, 61 percent of respondents said they disapproved of his performance, leaving the Ontario premier with a net approval rating of -25 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis approval has improved sharply, from 24% in July to 36% now, but 61% still disapprove of the job he is doing as Premier,\u201d David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies said in an August 26 press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Abacus Data poll found Ford with a 34 percent favorability rating, with 45 percent viewing him unfavorably. About 21 percent were unsure. The poll of 1,000 Ontario voters was conducted between July 23-29 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, Ford experienced his lowest approval rating, 21 percent, in an Angus Reid Institute survey. Seventy-two percent of recipients disapproved of Ford, with 6 percent unsure. The poll surveyed 4,076 Canadians between June 7-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario&nbsp;Premier Doug Ford on Saturday unveiled a large billboard reading \u201cLake Ontario, Now and Always\u201d along the Canadian shoreline, pushing back against President&nbsp;Donald Trump\u2018s recent move to rename the lake as \u201cLake America.\u201d The billboard comes amid a deepening rift between Washington and Ottawa following the collapse of trade negotiations earlier this month. 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