Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
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"Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario. Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario."
— Doug Ford , Politician
"Just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them, it's Lake Ontario, now and forever."
— Doug Ford , Politician
"Things must be called by their name, and this lake is called Lake Ontario - today and forever."
— Mark Carney , Politician
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
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