A Canadian rock star has released a new song critiquing a U.S. president’s policies, framing the criticism around Lake Ontario—a shared body of water between the two countries. The track, titled Lake Ontario, rejects a recent suggestion by the president to rename the lake "Lake America," emphasizing its Indigenous heritage as the "lake of shining waters" in Iroquois tradition. The lyrics accuse the president of undermining relations between communities living along the lake’s shores, comparing his approach to destabilizing forces. The song also references broader tensions, drawing parallels to past conflicts abroad.
Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US presidentLake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac Saint-Louis, Lacus Ontarius, Skaniadorio, Cataraqui Lake. But one thing it will never be called, says the Canadian rock star Bryan Adams, is Lake America.In his new song Lake Ontario, Adams takes aim at the US president, Donald Trump, accusing him of “breaking the peace” between the people who live on the lake’s shores.The ‘lake of shining waters’ is what the Iroquois called herIt’s a First Nations name – not an executive order.But things weren’t going his way in IranSo like a baby tossing the toys from the pramYou can push us to the brinkBut where the open road divides Continue reading...
