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Republican lawmaker wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania
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lawmaker → want → Pennsylvania
David Maloney's proposal comes on heels of Trump's order to change name of Lake Ontario
First Lake Ontario.
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proposal → come → Ontario
A republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants to change the name of another Great Lake.
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member → want → Lake
On the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump signing an order to rename Lake Ontario, Lake America, David Maloney wants to change the name of Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania.
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Maloney → sign → Pennsylvania
In a statement put forward earlier this week, Maloney said it’s about the lake’s “modern identity,” and that he’s preparing a resolution to put before the U.S. House of Representatives — urging the president, Congress and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to invoke the change.
“Pennsylvania has only one Great Lake and maybe it is time we put our name on it,” it read, stressing the importance of fishing and tourism the watercourse has on how people move around the lake and rely on it.
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people → put → it
A portion of his riding stretches along the Lake Erie shoreline.
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portion → stretch → shoreline
When contacted by CBC News, his office said he would not be providing any comment about the proposal at this time.
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he → contact → time
The office for the same riding’s federal representative, MP Dave Epp, said he was unable to provide a comment or an interview due to prior commitments.
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he → say → commitments
Maloney says Ohio already has plenty of shoreline, while New York has two Great Lakes — with Canada having four others.
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Canada → say → others
Michigan is the fourth state that touches Lake Erie.
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that → touch → Erie
Let’s call it Lake Pennsylvania!”
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’s → let → Pennsylvania
'We ultimately become poorer for this loss'
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We → become → loss
Ken Drouillard is a University of Windsor professor who teaches a course on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
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who → teach → Agreement
He says renaming places with strong historical significance, such as the Great Lakes, serves to break those connections.
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renaming → say → connections
“We ultimately become poorer for this loss,” he told CBC News.
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he → become → News
“Names are more than just labels on a map, they connect us to place and history,” added Drouillard, who’s also with the university’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER).
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who → connect → Research
He says similar to Lake Ontario, Lake Erie’s name has its roots in First Nation naming conventions that predates both the U.S. and Canada.
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that → say → U.S.
“Beyond this, renaming Lake Erie undermines the rich historical context that Lake Erie has played, particularly in the early westward migration and settlement of the U.S. Midwest.
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Erie → rename → Midwest
Why isn't Canada blocking the Welland Canal?
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Canada → block → Canal
Other trade war questions answered
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questions → answer → ?
Ontario premier unveils Lake Ontario sign in Hamilton as tensions with U.S. escalate
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tensions → unveil → U.S.
"The Lake Erie Canal was the first major inter-basin diversion connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River and the New York City Port on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Canal → connect → Ocean
Would renaming Lake Erie necessitate renaming this historical canal entirely enclosed in a different state?
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renaming → rename → state
The name Erie is a short form of the Indigenous word erielhonan, which translates to “long tail.”
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which → translate → tail
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