‘We need to be aware and get more aggressive’: Trump’s desire for Canada’s water runs deep, says AquaAction president

The U.S. president is not only trying to claim the name of Lake Ontario for America, but also ‘most of the lake's volume,’ which should spur Canada to ‘step up’ on its national water strategy, say experts.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Aug. 27 executive order to rename Lake Ontario and claim 'most of the lake's volume' are legally 'moot,' but water experts say Canada should heed America's continued designs on this country's freshwater resources as a threat to economic sovereignty and national security.

United States President Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario and claim of “most of the Lake’s volume” should be a splash of cold water for Canadians about the importance of the country's freshwater resources and infrastructure, according to the head of a wate...

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