Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor Turns 'Lake Ontario' Lyric Into Anti-Trump Rally Cry

Blue Rodeo frontman Greg Keelor says a lyric in his song 'Lake Ontario' has become an anti-Trump rallying cry following the US president's order to rename the Great Lake.

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Blue Rodeo frontman Greg Keelor stated that the lyric 'Out in the middle of Lake Ontario' in his 1993 hit has become a rallying cry against Donald Trump. ^[1] Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' last week. ^[2] President Donald Trump proposed changing the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. ^[3] Blue Rodeo performed the song at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre on Saturday to roughly 16,000 people. ^[4] Keelor described the renaming of the lake as 'insulting' and 'un-Canadian' during an interview on Monday. ^[5] Canadian rock band Blue Rodeo opposed the attempt to rename Lake Ontario. ^[6] Thousands of Canadians chanted 'Lake Ontario' enthusiastically at the end of the song. ^[7]

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Blue Rodeo frontman Greg Keelor stated that the lyric 'Out in the middle of Lake Ontario' in his 1993 hit has become a rallying cry against Donald Trump. · Winnipeg Free Press

Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' last week. · Winnipeg Free Press

President Donald Trump proposed changing the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. · La Jornada

Blue Rodeo performed the song at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre on Saturday to roughly 16,000 people. · Winnipeg Free Press

Keelor described the renaming of the lake as 'insulting' and 'un-Canadian' during an interview on Monday. · Winnipeg Free Press

Canadian rock band Blue Rodeo opposed the attempt to rename Lake Ontario. · La Jornada

Thousands of Canadians chanted 'Lake Ontario' enthusiastically at the end of the song. · La Jornada

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