The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
A street sign for Trump Avenue is seen Aug. 29 in a neighborhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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An Abacus Data poll released last week found more than 70% of Canadians support Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to suspend trade talks with the U.S., despite the likelihood of job losses and economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed only 20% of Americans support the tariffs on Canadian goods and even fewer agree with renaming the lake.
Some dual citizens deepened their ties to Canada.
Sara Seager, a Canadian American astrophysicist who left the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was recruited by the University of Toronto under the Carney government’s push to attract top academics from abroad.
Seager said when she renewed her Canadian passport, she explained to the officials working there why she was moving to Toronto.
“I explained how Prime Minister Carney is giving over a billion dollars to recruit top talent from all over, but especially Canadians, to come home to help Canada become more sovereign from the U.S. in technology, trade and defense,” she said. “The amount of Canadian pride in that row of passport offices was heart-melting.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to speak with the news media Aug. 22 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, after he suspended trade negotiations with the United States.
Chris Tanouye, REUTERS
Severing ties
Ashley Chapman, chief operating officer of Chapman’s Ice Cream, a family-owned Canadian company, said his company pivoted away from using U.S. ingredients since Trump’s first round of tariffs against Canada last year. By mid-2027, Chapman said, the company aims to cut its use of U.S. ingredients by 70%.
“We’ve got years left of Trump in power and we need to figure out how we insulate ourselves,” he said. In recent months, Chapman said the company severed ties with nine long-standing U.S. suppliers and is sourcing ingredients like almonds and cherries from Australia and Chile.