Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s New Canada Tariffs, Renaming Lake Ontario

A young child plays with a ball near a sign reading "Lake Ontario, Now and Always," unveiled by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Fifty Point Conservation Area, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America," near Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, August 29, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

By Jason Lange

A majority of Americans ⁠oppose ⁠President Donald Trump’s moves last ⁠week to raise taxes on imported Canadian goods and his order to ​rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

The three-day poll, which concluded on Sunday, ‌showed Americans are wary of the ‌feud with Canada — for decades a top U.S. trading partner — which has escalated since ⁠trade talks between ⁠the two countries collapsed and Trump last week ordered the hike ​in tariffs on Canadian goods.

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