The Aporia · Bryan Adams stands up for 'Lake Ontario' in new song referencing Epstein files

Bryan Adams released a new song titled “Lake Ontario” criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the lake. In the track, Adams references political distractions like the Epstein files and directs his message at what he perceives as Trump’s petulant behavior over international issues. The song is part of Adams' upcoming album, "How’s It Goin’," which includes another protest track called “51st State.”

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Bryan Adams released a new single called "Lake Ontario" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order directing U.S. federal agencies to refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The song, part of his upcoming album titled "How’s It Goin’," criticizes the name change and references tensions with Iran and the Epstein files. Adams never mentions Trump by name but describes him as "one dude" who uses the renaming controversy to distract from other issues. The Canadian singer emphasizes that Lake Ontario's name has historical significance, noting it was named by Indigenous peoples, while dismissing the executive order as trivial.

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In August, Blue Rodeo’s hit “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” went viral after thousands of fans at their Toronto concert were captured screaming along to the lyric: “Out in the middle of Lake Ontario.”

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🔮 Adams said in a statement his new song is 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.”

2026-10-29 · Toronto Star

Bryan Adams stands up for 'Lake Ontario' in new song referencing Epstein files · assertive framing

Bryan Adams is raging against geographical renamings. asserted

Adams → rag → renamings

The Kingston, Ont.-born rocker has released a new single called “Lake Ontario,” which appears to take shots at U.S. president Donald Trump. asserted

which → release → Trump

In August, Trump signed an executive order directing U.S. federal agencies to refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” asserted

Trump → sign → America

Adams said in a statement his new song is 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.” asserted

Ontario → say → shores

In the mid-drive rock tune, the 66-year-old calls out “a baby tossing the toys from the pram” due to things not “going his way in Iran.” asserted

things → call → Iran

Elsewhere in the song, he refers to the ordeal as “another distraction” as “the Epstein files were getting traction.” asserted

files → refer → traction

Adams is readying a new album, “How’s It Goin’,” described in a release as “his musical love letter to Canada.” asserted

It → ready → Canada

It also includes the protest track “51st State.” asserted

It → include → track

“Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go,” Adams said in his statement. asserted

Adams → come → statement

Adams is not the first Canadian act to stand up for the body of water. asserted

Adams → stand → water

thousands → hit → Ontario

Co-frontman Greg Keelor told The Canadian Press he was happy to see the song become a “rallying call.” asserted

song → tell → Press

“That’s a very powerful body of water,” he said. asserted

he → ’ → water

But now it’s taken on a significance and it’s a bit of a line in the sand.” asserted

it → take → sand

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

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