Bryan Adams released "Lake Ontario" to protest Donald Trump's directive renaming the cross-border waterway to "Lake America," a move that followed the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. The track directly accuses the US administration of breaching cross-border peace while highlighting the lake's First Nations heritage. It also claims the policy serves as a distraction from the war in Iran and files regarding Jeffrey Epstein. Featured on his upcoming album *How’s It Goin'*, the patriotic tribute has already garnered standing ovations from crowds across the United States.
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Adams challenged the White House's Lake America directive by emphasizing the First Nation…: Adams challenged the White House's Lake America directive by emphasizing the First Nations origins of Lake Ontario.
The upcoming album evolved from a regional Maritime soundtrack into an expansive national…: The upcoming album evolved from a regional Maritime soundtrack into an expansive national tribute rejecting American annexation.
Bilateral tensions between Canada and the United States continue to be inflamed by cross-…: Bilateral tensions between Canada and the United States continue to be inflamed by cross-border naming controversies.
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Lake 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 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.
Trump signed an executive order in August directing US federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America”, echoing his earlier, widely mocked decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico “the Gulf of America”.
The move further escalated a feud with Canada that has strained the longstanding alliance between the two countries. Trump’s decision has largely been met with derision in Canada, with some pointing out that the province of Ontario is named after the lake, not the other way around. Adams’ lyrics emphasise the roots of the name:
The ‘lake of shining waters’ is what the Iroquois called her
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