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

<p>Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US president</p><p>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 the Canadian rock star <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/bryan-adams">Bryan Adams</a>, is Lake America.</p><p>In his new song Lake Ontario, Adams takes aim at the US president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>, accusing him of “breaking the peace” between the people who live on the lake’s shores.</p><p><em>The </em><em>‘lake of shining waters</em><em>’ is what the Iroquois called her</em></p><p><em>It’s a </em><em>First </em><em>Nations name – not an executive order.</em></p><p><em>But things weren’t going his way in Iran</em></p><p><em>So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram</em></p><p><em>You can push us to the brink</em></p><p><em>But where the open road divides</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/bryan-adams-donald-trump-song">Continue reading...</a>