Bryan Adams performs during a countdown concert ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Bryan Adams is speaking out against name changes for places.
The rocker from Kingston, Ontario, has dropped a new single titled “Lake Ontario,” which seems to be directed at U. S. President Donald Trump.
In August, Trump signed an executive order telling U. S. federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.”
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Adams mentioned in a statement that his song is meant for “all the sane people on both shores who know that the current madness will pass, and that Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario.”
In this energetic rock track, the 66-year-old takes aim at “a baby tossing the toys from the pram” because things aren’t “going his way in Iran.” He also describes it as “another distraction” while “the Epstein files were getting traction.”
Adams is preparing to release a new album called “How’s It Goin’,” which is described in a press release as “his musical love letter to Canada.” This album also features the protest song “51st State.”
“Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go,” Adams said in his statement.
“Lake Ontario is forever.”
Adams isn’t the only Canadian artist advocating for this body of water.
In August, Blue Rodeo’s hit “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” became popular after thousands of fans at their Toronto concert were heard singing along to the line: “Out in the middle of Lake Ontario.”
Co-frontman Greg Keelor told The Canadian Press he was pleased to see the song turn into a “rallying call.”
“That’s a very powerful body of water,” he stated.
“Most Canadians didn’t really think about it much; it was just Lake Ontario. But now it’s taken on extra significance and feels like a bit of a line in the sand.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first Oct. 29, 2026.
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