Canadian pop star and 80s icon releases new song ripping ‘baby’ Trump for Lake Ontario rebrand - The Independent
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Canadian pop star Bryan Adams released a new song bashing President Donald Trump’s rebranding of Lake Ontario, as U.S.-Canada relations remain strained.
The “Summer of 69” and “Heaven” singer-songwriter debuted the tune — titled “Lake Ontario” — this week. It’s set to appear as a bonus track on his new album.
“It’s a first nations name, not an executive order,” the lyrics state. “But things weren’t going his way in Iran. So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram, he may have thought it best to throw a low blow, and create a real dog and pony show.”
The song comes two months after the GOP president signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to refer to Lake Ontario, which straddles the U.S.-Canada border, as “Lake America.” Both Google Maps and Apple Maps have since included the new name in its maps for U.S. users.
Adams, who has sold more than 75 million records and singles worldwide, also ripped Trump over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier who was charged with sex trafficking minors. The president has not been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing.
“But it feels like another distraction, while the Epstein files were getting traction,” the lyrics state. “One day they’ll come out and we’ll say ‘there you go.’ And then we’ll all dive into Lake Ontario.”
Adams, 66, was raised in Kingston, a mid-size city in the province of Ontario. He previously released a song critical of Trump this summer.
Relations between the U.S. and Canada — longtime allies and trading partners — began deteriorating after Trump returned to office last year.
The president slapped steep tariffs on Canada, accusing the country of unfair trade practices, triggering a bitter tariff war between Washington and Ottawa. Trump has also repeatedly threatened to make Canada the “51st state.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney has likened the U.S. tariffs to an act of war, and the Canadian military has drafted plans for the unlikely possibility of a U.S. invasion.
Over the past year, many Canadians have boycotted American goods and scrapped plans to travel to the states. A Ledger poll conducted last month found a plurality of Canadians, 41 percent, now view the U.S. as an “enemy.”
According to Ipsos surveys, 64 percent of Americans do not support Canada becoming part of the U.S., and 57 oppose additional levies on America’s northern neighbor.
