Bryan Adams releases a new song about the 400-year-old Lake Ontario. Then he reveals why he wrote it: ‘It just took one dude to break that peace’

Bryan Adams is back with a new track called Lake Ontario, and he is not holding back his feelings about President Donald Trump, Far Out Magazine reports. The song is a direct response to the recent move by the President to rename the body of water to Lake America within the United States. This change first appeared on Truth Social back in August, when the President wrote, “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.”

While some map sites in the United States have already adopted the change, the reaction from Canada has been pretty firm. Prime Minister Mark Carney took to X after the executive order was made to share his thoughts on the matter. He wrote, “The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means ‘the lake is beautiful, the lake is big’.”

Carney also pointed out that the name is older than both the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America and the Confederation of Canada. He noted, “The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.” He ended his statement by saying, “Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.”

Adams, who is very proud of his Canadian roots, uses his new song to express his frustration with the situation

Adams sings, “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, But it feels like another distraction, While the Epstein files were getting traction”. He goes on to sing, “After centuries of trade and war, People settled down on the banks and shores, All rivalries and conflicts had all but ceased, But it just took one dude to break that peace”.

This track is going to be a bonus song on the upcoming album, How’s It Goin’, which is set to drop on November 6. Adams mentioned that the whole project was inspired by his work on the documentary Canada’s Wild Eastern Edge. He said, “The idea was simply to make a record about Canada. It started with writing the song for the documentary Canada’s Wild Eastern Edge and after doing so much research, I was inspired to start writing more songs about Canada. Musically it took me somewhere a little different too, which made the whole thing exciting.”

This is not the first time Adams has released music about the President. He also put out a song called 51st State on Canada Day this summer. That track was a protest anthem about the President trying to claim ownership over Canada. In that song, he sings, “Let me give it to ya straight, When you’re talkin’ ’bout my home, You better show some respect, ‘Cause up here, we take care of our own.”

Adams also accused the President of forgetting how Canada has supported America, calling for Canadian resilience.