Gail Krantzberg

“He can do what he wants within legal limits. That said, this will be challenged and because it is a transnational water body, no other jurisdiction needs to abide. Ontario and Canada certainly will not,”

Gail Krantzberg · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Krantzberg told Al Jazeera that the renaming will be challenged and no other jurisdiction needs to abide.

“Federal agencies will need to change their maps. Canadians reject the name, remember that Ontario – derived from the Wendat word Ontari’io – spans centuries and remains unchanged in Canada and international usage,”

Gail Krantzberg · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Krantzberg noted federal agencies will need to change their maps but Canadians reject the name.