Ontario’s Lake Ontario sign delivers a blunt rebuke to Trump

 

GRIMSBY, Ontario — Ontario officials put up a large shoreline sign reading “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” after President Donald Trump attempted to rename the Great Lake “Lake America,” turning what began as an executive order into an international embarrassment.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled the sign Friday, making clear that Canada does not recognize Trump’s attempt to rewrite the name of a lake shared by two countries simply because he decided he did not like Ontario standing up to him.

“Long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario,” Ford said. “Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario.”

The move came as relations between the United States and Canada worsened following the collapse of trade talks and new U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Ford said Trump’s renaming effort appeared to be retaliation against Canada for refusing to be pushed around.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also rejected the name change, saying Lake Ontario is Lake Ontario “today and forever.”

Trump announced the order Thursday from the Oval Office, comparing it to his earlier effort to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” He suggested the United States may eventually need to rename an ocean, too.

“We have a Gulf and we have a lake,” Trump said. “Now, all we need is an ocean.”

The comments drew fresh criticism that Trump is spending time on political stunts and nationalist branding while families in both countries are dealing with higher prices, trade uncertainty and the economic consequences of tariff fights.

Trump later posted an AI-generated video showing himself knocking down a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with one that read “Lake of America.” The video was meant to project dominance. Instead, it underscored the absurdity of a president treating an international body of water like a piece of personal property that can be renamed for a social media victory lap.

Ontario’s response was simple and far more grounded: the lake had a name before Trump, and it will have the same name after him.

“Just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we have set up this sign to remind them,” Ford said. “It’s Lake Ontario, now and forever.”

Ted Cruz's Canadian Problem - Eligibility A Real Question And Concern

The Establishment knows that Ted Cruz's eligibility is in question.  They also know he is the only one that can stop Donald Trump at this point.  Is the Establishment using Ted Cruz to take the nomination, only then to state he is not qualified and head into a contested convention?

Via Family Security Matters:
Exactly how and when did Ted Cruz obtain U.S. citizenship?
The fact that it is still an open question at this stage of the Presidential campaign is a testament either to the galactic ignorance of our political-media elite or their willingness to place political expediency ahead of the Constitution and the law.

 Exactly how and when did Ted Cruz obtain U.S. citizenship?
 

The fact that it is still an open question at this stage of the Presidential campaign is a testament either to the galactic ignorance of our political-media elite or their willingness to place political expediency ahead of the Constitution and the law.

 There is no third alternative.

 Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on December 22, 1970 and remained a Canadian citizen until he officially renounced it on May 14, 2014, eighteen months after taking the oath of office as a U.S. Senator. At the time of his birth, Cruz’s father was a citizen of Canada and his mother was a U.S. citizen.

Legally, Cruz could have obtained US citizenship through his mother consistent with Public Law 414, June 27, 1952, An Act: To revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality and for other purposes [H.R. 5678], Title III Nationality and Naturalization, Chapter 1 – Nationality at Birth and by Collective naturalization; Nationals and citizens of the United States at birth; the relevant section being 301 (a) (7):
“a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than ten years, at least five of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years: Provided That any periods of honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States by such citizen parent may be included in computing the physical presence requirements of this paragraph.”
In that case, Cruz’s mother should have filed a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA) with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate after the birth to document that the child was a U.S. citizen.

  According to Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier, Cruz’s mother did register his birth with the U.S. consulate and Cruz received a U.S. passport in 1986 ahead of a high school trip to England.

There are two apparent contradictions regarding how and when Ted Cruz obtained US citizenship.

 First, according to the Canadian Citizenship Act of 1946, also referred to as the “Act of 1947,”Canada did not allow dual citizenship in 1970. The parents would have had to choose at that time between U.S. and Canadian citizenship. Ted Cruz did not renounce his Canadian citizenship until 2014. Was that the choice originally made?
Second, no CRBA has been released that would verify that Ted Cruz was registered as a U.S. citizen at birth.
 

It has been reported that the then nearly four-year-old Ted Cruz flew to the U.S. from Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1974.
 

Ted Cruz could not have entered the U.S. legally without a CRBA or a U.S. passport, the latter of which was not obtained until 1986.

 If Ted Cruz was registered as a U.S. citizen at birth, as his spokeswoman claims, then the CRBA must be released. Otherwise, one could conclude that Cruz came to the U.S. as a Canadian citizen, perhaps on a tourist visa or, possibly, remained in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant.
 

It is the responsibility of the candidate for the Presidency, not citizens, to prove that he or she is eligible for the highest office in the land. 

Democrat U.S. Senate Candidate Steals Credit For Work Of Republican State Senator

In typical Gary Peter's fashion he portrays himself to be something he is not.  This time he attempts to take credit for work of another elected official.

The Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful is using  the hard work of a State Senator, Phil Pavlov (R) of St. Clair Township.  The story in the Traverse City, Michigan newspaper "The Record" states that five Michigan lawmakers are sponsoring measures designed to pressure Canada not to let a power company bury radioactive waste less than a mile from Lake Huron.

 State Sen. Phil Pavlov, of St. Clair Township, says the package will be introduced Tuesday. It asks U.S. officials to seek intervention from the International Joint Commission, which advises both nations on issues affecting the Great Lakes and other shared waterways.

 He and four other Republicans from districts near Lake Huron also are offering bills to toughen Michigan's prohibition of permanent nuclear waste disposal in the state by including "Class C" waste — the most potent form of low-level radioactive material — in the ban. Low-level waste consists of contaminated clothing, floor sweepings, mops and other items, as opposed to highly radioactive spent fuel rods

 Another measure asks the Great Lakes Commission to get involved. The commission represents the states and Canadian provinces within the Great Lakes watershed.

 Ontario Power Generation wants to store low-level nuclear waste in rock chamber deep underground. The company says it would be safe, but opponents fear radioactivity could eventually reach Lake Huron.

 A Canadian government panel has announced plans for more hearings.

 Way to go Gary! You never cease to amaze on how low you can go!