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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Carsen Holaday

Canadian rock band gets crowd screaming ‘Lake Ontario’ lyric in defiance of Trump’s renaming attempt

An iconic Canadian rock band is taking a stand against President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

During Blue Rodeo’s performance Saturday at the RBC Amphitheater — which sits directly on Lake Ontario’s waterfront in Toronto — lead singer Greg Keelor took a moment to speak to the crowd before playing the band’s 1993 hit “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet,” which features a lyric about the massive lake on the U.S.-Canada border.

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