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Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song

Source: The Guardian World - Published: 29 Oct 2026 20:49

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 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...