The name change - which Canada is unlikely to accept - mirrors Trump's changing of the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in January 2025.

Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Such a change would be reminiscent of Trump’s unilateral action last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.